SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-44348

Description

PoDoFo is a C++17 PDF manipulation library. From 1.0.0 to before 1.0.4, a double-free vulnerability exists in compute_hash_to_sign() in src/podofo/private/OpenSSLInternal_Ripped.cpp. If EVP_DigestFinal fails after buf has already been freed, the Error label frees buf a second time, causing heap corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.4.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Podofo	Podofo	1.0.0-1.0.4

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-415

Double Free

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	podofo	podofo	1.0.0-1.0.4	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/podofo/podofo/commit/696d765c3a71ef224d4abffe1f174fef11292d7e

https://github.com/podofo/podofo/security/advisories/GHSA-8fq6-rqpv-xq72

CVSS Score

2.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: HIGH
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Timeline

Published: May 14, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: May 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Status : Deferred

When a CVE is given this status the NVD does not plan analyze or re-analyze this CVE due to resource or other concerns.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-44348