FKIE_CVE-2018-11797

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-10-05 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:36
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.
References
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
security@apache.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/
security@apache.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/
security@apache.orghttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache pdfbox *
apache pdfbox *
apache pdfbox 2.0
apache pdfbox 2.0
apache pdfbox 2.0
apache pdfbox 2.0.0
fedoraproject fedora 29
fedoraproject fedora 30
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 17.0
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "Apache PDFBox",
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.8.0 to 1.8.15"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security@apache.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
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              "matchCriteriaId": "C1E42189-CD3D-437E-90E7-F2FBA748ED52",
              "versionEndIncluding": "1.8.15",
              "versionStartIncluding": "1.8.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
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              "matchCriteriaId": "7B29EEDF-3738-48F3-B100-3EC2F43FE2AA",
              "versionEndIncluding": "2.0.11",
              "versionStartIncluding": "2.0.1",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
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  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 a 1.8.15 y 2.0.0RC1 a 2.0.11, un archivo PDF cuidadosamente manipulado puede desencadenar un c\u00e1lculo que se ejecuta demasiado tiempo al analizar el \u00e1rbol de p\u00e1ginas."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2018-11797",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:36:37.027",
  "metrics": {
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      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.3,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 5.5,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  },
  "published": "2018-10-05T20:29:00.250",
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      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/"
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}



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