CVE-2017-8378 — Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size

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CRITICAL

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size

Published May 1, 2017

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 2.17%

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the PdfParser::ReadObjects function in base/PdfParser.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to m_offsets.size.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.17% 0.02172

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02172

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v5

Table of values (15 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.17% (0.02172)	81.63th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.17% (0.02172)	79.87th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.43% (0.00430)	74.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 17, 2024	0.43% (0.00430)	73.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 11, 2024	0.43% (0.00430)	71.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2023	0.49% (0.00494)	72.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.35% (0.00349)	67.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.65% (0.00651)	18.22th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	0.65% (0.00651)	17.65th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	0.65% (0.00651)	45.91th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	0.65% (0.00651)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (1)

https://github.com/xiangxiaobo/poc_and_report/tree/master/podofo_heapoverflow_PdfParser.ReadObjects
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/xiangxiaobo/poc_and_report/tree/master/podofo_heapoverflow_PdfParser.ReadObjects		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published May 1, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Apr 30, 2017

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-8378

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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