#VU54080 Infinite loop in PDFBox
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54080
Vulnerability 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:
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 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 - 2.0.23
External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2ab0ce69ce8aaff0773b8c1036438387ce004c2afc6f066626e205e%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra2ab0ce69ce8aaff0773b8c1036438387ce004c2afc6f066626e205e@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf251f6c358087107f8c23473468b279d59d50a75db6b4768165c78d3@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/12/1
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re0cacd3fb337cdf8469853913ed2b4ddd8f8bfc52ff0ddbe61c1dfba@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r132e9dbbe0ebdc08b39583d8be0a575fdba573d60a42d940228bceff@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r179cc3b6822c167702ab35fe36093d5da4c99af44238c8a754c6860f@%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2090789e4dcc2c87aacbd87d5f18e2d64dcb9f6eb7c47f5cf7d293cb@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe26bcaba564deb505c32711ba68df7ec589797dcd96ff3389a8aaba@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4b6db6c3b8ab3c70f1c3bbd725a40920896453ffc2744ade6afd9fb@%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r143fd8445e0e778f4a85187bd79438630b96b8040e9401751fdb8aea@%3Ccommits.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.
