Crash via invalid delayed-load flag
Published May 10, 2023 · Updated Jan 27, 2025
Improper memory access in PoDoFo podofoinfo 0.10.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the tool via a crafted PDF file. During parsing, PdfObject::DelayedLoad reads m_IsDelayedLoadDone as 0x31 instead of a valid Boolean, and a later call from getString triggers a segmentation fault. Exploitation requires the file to be opened or processed, and the documented consequence is a crash with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Summary
What happened
Improper memory access in PoDoFo podofoinfo 0.10.0 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the tool via a crafted PDF file. During parsing, PdfObject::DelayedLoad reads m_IsDelayedLoadDone as 0x31 instead of a valid Boolean, and a later call from getString triggers a segmentation fault. Exploitation requires the file to be opened or processed, and the documented consequence is a crash with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-31555
- Published
- May 10, 2023
- Updated
- Jan 27, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 10, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- poc_file.zip for PoDoFo issue 67proof of concept · demonstrated
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