Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in PoDoFo (ZDI-CAN-5673)

CVE-2018-14320 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

This vulnerability 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. Was ZDI-CAN-5673.

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