# CVE-2018-11254: An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-05-18 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered in PoDoFo 0.9.5. There is an Excessive Recursion in the PdfPagesTree::GetPageNode() function of PdfPagesTree.cpp. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service through a crafted pdf file, a related issue to CVE-2017-8054.

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1576174

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