CVE-2019-9687 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in PoDoFo 0.9.6, specifically within the PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 function. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial-of-service by sending specially crafted PDF documents, affecting products like Fedora and PoDoFo itself. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and there's minimal community discussion or media coverage, its high FAUCET Risk Score indicates significant potential danger.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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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.