Memory corruption in PoDoFo PoDoFo
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| podofo | PoDoFo PoDoFo | 0.9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PoDoFo PoDoFo Vendorpodofo Affected 0.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Podofo Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Podofo Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14320
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v265-h4r2-3fhj
References
More podofo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32314 PoDoFo: Double-free vulnerability in compute_hash_to_sign() CVSS 3.1LOW 2.5
- TI-2026-39462 PoDoFo: Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in Indexed Color Space Image Decoding (FetchScanLine) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2018-14320 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14320 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v265-h4r2-3fhj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-14320 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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