CVE-2017-8053 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PoDoFo 0.9.5, affecting the podofo_project PoDoFo library. A specially crafted PDF file can trigger infinite recursion and stack consumption within the PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure function, leading to system unavailability. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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