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CVE-2021-27906

Published: Mar 19, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-789
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.3%
Top 12.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions.

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

CWE-789NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Apache PDFBoxApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfboxMavenOSS Libraries
pdfboxapache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
banking corporate lending process managementoracle
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
oraclecommercialUSDatabasesaka oracle corp.
and 16 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf35026148ccc0e1af133501c0d003d052883fcc65107b3ff5d3b61cd%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/10
openwall.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf78aef4793362e778e21e34328b0456e302bde4b7e74f229df0ee04%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
and 39 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Mar 19, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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