CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5852

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Mar 01, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PodofoPodofo_project0.9.4 (including)0.9.4 (including)
LibpodofoUbuntuartful*
LibpodofoUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
LibpodofoUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
LibpodofoUbuntuprecise*
LibpodofoUbuntutrusty*
LibpodofoUbuntutrusty/esm*
LibpodofoUbuntuupstream*
LibpodofoUbuntuxenial*
LibpodofoUbuntuyakkety*
LibpodofoUbuntuzesty*

References