Is CVE-2017-8053 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8053 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8053?

CVE-2017-8053 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8053?

CVE-2017-8053 has an EPSS score of 0.93% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8053?

Upgrade libpodofo on debian 11 to 0.9.6+dfsg-3 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8053

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

PoDoFo 0.9.5 allows denial of service (infinite recursion and stack consumption) via a crafted PDF file in PoDoFo::PdfParser::ReadDocumentStructure (PdfParser.cpp).

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpodofoDebian

Fixed in:0.9.6+dfsg-3CVE-2017-8053

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.93%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

evernote.com

Third-Party Advisory1

openwall.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2020-13935	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36227	High	7.5	78%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0778	High	7.5	71%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14241	High	7.5	70%	-	-
CVE-2017-16944	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-20353	High	8.6	63%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.