A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.7.

published 2021-05-26 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-17392

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

A flaw was found in PoDoFo 0.9.7. An use-after-free in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Clear() function can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.

Patch / fix

links 1

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947433 advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-30469 updated 2026-03-27 cvss 6.5

podofo: use-after-free in PoDoFo::PdfVecObjects::Clear() via crafted PDF file

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947433 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a podofo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-416 Use After Free

References

bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1947433
exploit, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-30469
NVD CVE-2021-30469

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Summary