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CVE-2018-11797

In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.

Published: Oct 5, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.0%
Top 10.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

In Apache PDFBox a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache PDFBoxOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PDFBoxLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
pdfboxLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Retail Xstore Point of ServiceOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11797
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx96-vgf7-hwfg
github.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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