Monthly Archives: March 2017

potrace: heap-based buffer overflow in bm_readbody_bmp (bitmap_io.c) (incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698)

Description: potrace is a utility that transforms bitmaps into vector graphics. A fuzz on 1.14 showed that an overflow previously reported as CVE-2016-8698 was not really fixed. Since there isn’t a public git repository, I uploaded the patch on my … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in PoDoFo::PdfColorGray::~PdfColorGray (PdfColor.cpp)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in PoDoFo::PdfXObject::PdfXObject (PdfXObject.cpp)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad (PdfVariant.h)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::SetNonStrokingColorSpace (graphicsstack.h)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in PoDoFo::PdfColor::operator= (PdfColor.cpp)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: global buffer overflow in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadXRefSubsection (PdfParser.cpp)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a global overflow. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the -users … Continue reading

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podofo: heap-based buffer overflow in PoDoFo::PdfVariant::DelayedLoad (PdfVariant.h)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered an heap overflow. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the -users … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in ColorChanger::GetColorFromStack (colorchanger.cpp)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer access. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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podofo: NULL pointer dereference in GraphicsStack::TGraphicsStackElement::~TGraphicsStackElement (graphicsstack.h)

Description: podofo is a C++ library to work with the PDF file format. A fuzz on it discovered a null pointer dereference. The upstream project denies me to open a new ticket. So, I just will forward this on the … Continue reading

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