CVE-2020-18971

Publication date 25 August 2021

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in PoDoFo v0.9.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via the component ‘src/base/PdfDictionary.cpp:65’.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7217-1
    • PoDoFo library vulnerabilities
    • 20 January 2025

Other references