Stack-based buffer overflow in iText - CVE-2022-24197
Published: April 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62060
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24197
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
iText
iText
Software vendor:
iText Group NV
iText Group NV
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the component ByteBuffer.append. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted PDF file, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.