Vulnerability identifier: #VU13547

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8036

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PDFBox
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to infinite loop when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supple specially crafted (or fuzzed) file, trigger out of memory exception and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Update to version 1.8.15 or 2.0.10.

Vulnerable software versions

PDFBox: 1.8.0 - 2.0.9

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External links
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201806.mbox/%3C2e123ab7-5492-d35a-1c85-7b13dbd...

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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.