CVE-2018-12983 is a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the PdfEncryptMD5Base::ComputeEncryptionKey() function within PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition by supplying a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.