apache pdfbox 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

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A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions.

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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.


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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache PDFBox:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.54%
Percentile
67.30%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.