Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202101-36

Severity: Medium
Date : 2021-01-20
CVE-ID : CVE-2017-8054 CVE-2018-5783 CVE-2018-11254 CVE-2018-11255
CVE-2018-11256 CVE-2018-12982 CVE-2018-14320 CVE-2018-19532
CVE-2018-20751 CVE-2019-9199 CVE-2019-9687
Package : podofo
Type : multiple issues
Remote : No
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-867

Summary

The package podofo before version 0.9.7-1 is vulnerable to multiple
issues including arbitrary code execution and denial of service.

Resolution

Upgrade to 0.9.7-1.

pacman -Syu “podofo>=0.9.7-1”

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 0.9.7.

Workaround

None.

Description

• CVE-2017-8054 (denial of service)

The function PdfPagesTree::GetPageNodeFromArray in PdfPageTree.cpp:464
in PoDoFo 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted PDF document.
The issue is fixed in PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-5783 (denial of service)

In PoDoFo 0.9.6, there is an uncontrolled memory allocation in the
PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Reserve function (base/PdfVecObjects.h). Remote
attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of
service via a crafted pdf file. The issue is fixed in PoDoFo version
0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-11254 (denial of service)

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. There is an Excessive
Recursion in the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function of
PdfPagesTree.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to
cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file, a related issue
to CVE-2017-8054. The issue is fixed in PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-11255 (denial of service)

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The function
PdfPage::GetPageNumber() in PdfPage.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and
application crash) via a crafted PDF document. The issue is fixed in
PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-11256 (denial of service)

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.6. The function
PdfDocument::Append() in PdfDocument.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and
application crash) via a crafted PDF document. The issue is fixed in
PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-12982 (denial of service)

An invalid memory read in the PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad()
function in PdfVariant.h in PoDoFo 0.9.6-rc1 allows remote attackers to
have denial-of-service impact via a crafted file. The issue is fixed in
PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-14320 (arbitrary code execution)

This vulnerability in PoDoFo 0.9.6 allows remote attackers to disclose
sensitive information on vulnerable installations of PoDoFo. User
interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the
target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The
specific flaw exists within PdfEncoding::ParseToUnicode. The issue
results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which
can result in a memory corruption condition. An attacker can leverage
this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary
code in the context of the current process. The issue is fixed in
PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-19532 (denial of service)

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the function
PdfTranslator::setTarget() in pdftranslator.cpp of PoDoFo 0.9.6, while
creating the PdfXObject, as demonstrated by podofoimpose. It allows an
attacker to cause Denial of Service. The issue is fixed in PoDoFo
version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2018-20751 (denial of service)

An issue was discovered in crop_page in PoDoFo 0.9.6. For a crafted PDF
document,
pPage->GetObject()->GetDictionary().AddKey(PdfName(“MediaBox”),var) can
be problematic due to the function GetObject() being called for the
pPage NULL pointer object. The value of pPage at this point is 0x0,
which causes a NULL pointer dereference. The issue is fixed in PoDoFo
version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2019-9199 (denial of service)

PoDoFo::Impose::PdfTranslator::setSource() in pdftranslator.cpp in
PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a NULL pointer dereference that can (for example) be
triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to the podofoimpose binary. It
allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or
possibly have unspecified other impact. The issue is fixed in PoDoFo
version 0.9.7.

• CVE-2019-9687 (arbitrary code execution)

PoDoFo 0.9.6 has a heap-based buffer overflow in
PdfString::ConvertUTF16toUTF8 in base/PdfString.cpp. The issue is fixed
in PoDoFo version 0.9.7.

Impact

A maliciously crafted PDF file can crash the application or execute
arbitrary code.

References

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/61651
https://qwertwwwe.github.io/2017/04/22/PoDoFo-0-9-5-allows-remote-attackers-to-cause-a-denial-of-service-infinit-loop/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1941/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/4/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1949/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576174
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/20/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575502
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1432515
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1952/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575851
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1938/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/22/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595689
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1455023
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1948/
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-1046
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1953/
https://research.loginsoft.com/vulnerability/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-pdftranslatorsettarget-podofo-0-9-6/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/32/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1950/
https://research.loginsoft.com/bugs/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-crop_page-podofo-0-9-6/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/33/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1954/
https://research.loginsoft.com/vulnerability/null-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-setsource-podofo-0-9-6-trunk-r1967/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/40/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1971/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/mailman/podofo-users/thread/CAD3bFv0VMb1DHK0wta0t%3DXg45Oc0gW%2BiS1dYV-Cxpk7hKBoeZQ%40mail.gmail.com/
https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/code/1969/
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2017-8054
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-5783
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-11254
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-11255
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-11256
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-12982
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-14320
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-19532
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2018-20751
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-9199
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2019-9687