Category Archives: security

libpcre: invalid memory read in phar (pcretest.c)

Description: libpcre is a perl-compatible regular expression library. A fuzz on libpcre1 through the pcretest utility revealed an invalid read in the utility itself. For the nature of the crash, it is not security relevant because the library is not … Continue reading →

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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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