CVE-2018-11797: In Apache PDFBox a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation

CVE-2018-11797 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-10-17

In Apache PDFBox a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation

Technologies: org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-11797 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-11797 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-11797?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 17 October 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.8.0,fixed=1.8.16.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-11797?
Yes. org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.16 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-11797?
Check whether you run org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.16 or later
    # set org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox to 1.8.16 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.8.0,fixed=1.8.16

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-11797
  • GHSA-gx96-vgf7-hwfg

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