Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache PDFBox

Published: 2021-03-22

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-27807 CVE-2021-27906
CWE-ID	CWE-835 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	PDFBox Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor	Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU51606

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27807

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PDFBox: 2.0 - 2.0.22

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/9
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r043edc5dcf9199f7f882ed7906b41cb816753766e88b8792dbf319a9@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d268642f8b52456ee8f876b888b8ed7a9e9568c7770789f3ded7f9e@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4717f902f8bc36d47b3fa978552a25e4ed3ddc2fffb52b94fbc4ab36@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c8e2125d18af184c80f7a986fbe47eaf0d30457cd450133adc235ac@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ee634c21816c69ce829d0c41f35afa2a53a99bdd3c7cce8644fdc0e@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r818058ff1e4b9f6bef4e5a2e74faff38cb3d3885c1e2db398bc55cfb%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r818058ff1e4b9f6bef4e5a2e74faff38cb3d3885c1e2db398bc55cfb@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ffe179385637b0b5cbdabd0246118005b4b8232909d2d14cd68ccd3@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa35746227f3f8d50fff1db9899524423a718f6f35cd39bd4769fa6c@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc69140d894c6a9c67a8097a25656cce59b46a5620c354ceba10543c3@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e35881482e07dc2be6058d9b44483457f36133cac67956686ad9b9@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU51605

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27906

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PDFBox: 2.0 - 2.0.22

External links

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/10
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d268642f8b52456ee8f876b888b8ed7a9e9568c7770789f3ded7f9e@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c8e2125d18af184c80f7a986fbe47eaf0d30457cd450133adc235ac@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r64982b768c8a2220b07aaf813bd099a9863de0d13eb212fd4efe208f@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ee634c21816c69ce829d0c41f35afa2a53a99bdd3c7cce8644fdc0e@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ffe179385637b0b5cbdabd0246118005b4b8232909d2d14cd68ccd3@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa35746227f3f8d50fff1db9899524423a718f6f35cd39bd4769fa6c@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc69140d894c6a9c67a8097a25656cce59b46a5620c354ceba10543c3@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf78aef4793362e778e21e34328b0456e302bde4b7e74f229df0ee04@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e35881482e07dc2be6058d9b44483457f36133cac67956686ad9b9@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf35026148ccc0e1af133501c0d003d052883fcc65107b3ff5d3b61cd%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf35026148ccc0e1af133501c0d003d052883fcc65107b3ff5d3b61cd@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.