Vulnerability in Apache Pdfbox
CVE-2021-27807
A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Pdfbox
- Apache Software Foundation Pdfbox — versions Apache PDFBox
- Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- Oracle Banking Treasury Management — versions 14.5
- Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- Oracle Communications Messaging Server — versions 8.1
- Oracle Communications Session Report Manager
- Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking — versions 14.5.0
- Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting — versions 11.1.2.4, 11.2.6.0
- Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r818058ff1e4b9f6bef4e5a2e74faff38cb3d3885c1e2db398… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/9 (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Mailing List)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4717f902f8bc36d47b3fa978552a25e4ed3ddc2fffb52b94f… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r043edc5dcf9199f7f882ed7906b41cb816753766e88b8792d… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d268642f8b52456ee8f876b888b8ed7a9e9568c7770789f3… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ee634c21816c69ce829d0c41f35afa2a53a99bdd3c7cce86… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e35881482e07dc2be6058d9b44483457f36133cac679566… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc69140d894c6a9c67a8097a25656cce59b46a5620c354ceba… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ffe179385637b0b5cbdabd0246118005b4b8232909d2d14c… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa35746227f3f8d50fff1db9899524423a718f6f35cd39bd4… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-27807?
- CVE-2021-27807 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Pdfbox, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-27807?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-27807 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.