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CVE-2017-5852

The PoDoFo::PdfPage::GetInheritedKeyFromObject function in base/PdfVariant.cpp in PoDoFo 0.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted file.

Published: Mar 1, 2017
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2017-5852
Severity: Low
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Low
Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-835

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
podofo_project / podofo	0.9.4	0.9.4.x

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97032
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/02/01/podofo-infinite-loop-in-podofopdfpagegetinheritedkeyfromobject-pdfpage-cpp/

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