Denial of Service Vulnerability in Apache PDFBox by Apache
CVE-2018-8036

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache PDFbox
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 July 2018

Summary

Certain versions of Apache PDFBox are susceptible to a Denial of Service vulnerability due to a flaw in the AFMParser that can be triggered by a specially crafted file. This issue can cause the parser to enter an infinite loop, leading to excessive memory consumption and potentially causing the application to become unresponsive. Users and administrators are advised to update to the latest versions of PDFBox to mitigate this issue.

Affected Version(s)

Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14

Apache PDFBox 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9f62f742fd4fcd81654a...
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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