Resource exhaustion in Apache Pdfbox
CVE-2021-31811
In Apache PDFBox, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 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: 0.036 (89.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.036 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apache Pdfbox
- Apache Software Foundation Pdfbox — versions Apache PDFBox
- Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- Oracle Banking Credit Facilities Process Management — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- Oracle Banking Supply Chain Finance — versions 14.2.0, 14.3.0, 14.5.0
- Oracle Banking Trade Finance — versions 14.5
- Oracle Banking Treasury Management — versions 14.5
- Oracle Communications Messaging Server — versions 8.1
- Oracle Flexcube Universal Banking — versions 14.5
- Oracle Outside In Technology — versions 8.5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re3bd16f0cc8f1fbda46b06a4b8241cd417f71402809baa815… (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf937c2236e6c79cdb99f76a70690dd345e53dbe0707cb506a… (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/12/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfe26bcaba564deb505c32711ba68df7ec589797dcd96ff338… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd4b6db6c3b8ab3c70f1c3bbd725a40920896453ffc2744ade… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r143fd8445e0e778f4a85187bd79438630b96b8040e9401751… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r179cc3b6822c167702ab35fe36093d5da4c99af44238c8a75… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2090789e4dcc2c87aacbd87d5f18e2d64dcb9f6eb7c47f5cf… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r132e9dbbe0ebdc08b39583d8be0a575fdba573d60a42d9402… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re0cacd3fb337cdf8469853913ed2b4ddd8f8bfc52ff0ddbe6… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-31811?
- CVE-2021-31811 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Pdfbox, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2021-31811?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-31811 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.