Vulnerability in Apache Pdfbox
CVE-2018-8036
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10, a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop which leads to an out of memory exception in Apache PDFBox's AFMParser.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.040 · change: -0.007
Affected products
- Apache Pdfbox — versions 2.0.0
- Apache Software Foundation Pdfbox — versions 1.8.0 to 1.8.14, 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/9f62f742fd4fcd81654a9533b8a71349b064250840592bcd50… (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43491b25b2e5c368c34b106a82eff910a5cea3e90de82ad75… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8036?
- CVE-2018-8036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Pdfbox, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8036?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-8036 known to be exploited?
- 17 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.