CVE-2021-27906 vulnerability in Apache and Other Products
Published on March 19, 2021
A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
CVE-2021-27906 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-27906
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache PDFBox:- Version Apache PDFBox, <= 2.0.22 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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