Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2025.7217.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7217-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpodofo' package(s) announced via the USN-7217-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libpodofo' package(s) announced via the USN-7217-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could dereference a NULL pointer when getting the number of pages in a PDF. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-11255) It was discovered that PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory when computing an encryption key, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-12983) It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory allocation. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20797) It was discovered that the PoDoFo library did not properly validate memcpy arguments. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-5308) It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory in the GetNextToken function, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5886) It was discovered that the PoDoFo library could enter an infinite loop, which could lead to a stack overflow. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-8002, CVE-2020-18971, CVE-2021-30471, CVE-2021-30470) It was discovered that the PoDoFo library incorrectly handled memory allocation due to nInitialSize not being validated. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10723) Affected Software/OS: 'libpodofo' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5886 96512 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96512 https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/03/podofo-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-podofopdftokenizergetnexttoken-pdftokenizer-cpp/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-11255 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1575502 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12983 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LEJQUDZT4JRJSPZYY3UPSCTFPAC5TUHK/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMEMSUUXA3SL3AZAKKCTZFXVPHTBBK3O/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595693 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-20797 https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/34/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-5308 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1532390 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-8002 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44946/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1548930 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-10723 https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/46/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-18971 https://sourceforge.net/p/podofo/tickets/48/ Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-30470 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947436 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-30471 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947441
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