CVE-2021-27906 (Medium) detected in pdfbox-2.0.9.jar, pdfbox-2.0.10.jar - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-27906 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - pdfbox-2.0.9.jar, pdfbox-2.0.10.jar

pdfbox-2.0.9.jar

The Apache PDFBox library is an open source Java tool for working with PDF documents.

Path to dependency file: /web/nibrs-web/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.9/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar,/web/nibrs-web/target/nibrs-web/WEB-INF/lib/pdfbox-2.0.9.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ pdfbox-2.0.9.jar (Vulnerable Library)

pdfbox-2.0.10.jar

The Apache PDFBox library is an open source Java tool for working with PDF documents.

Path to dependency file: /tools/nibrs-route/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.10/pdfbox-2.0.10.jar,/tools/nibrs-route/target/nibrs-route-1.0.0/WEB-INF/lib/pdfbox-2.0.10.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ pdfbox-2.0.10.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: e33ecd45d71662f63121c238ca1c416a6631a650

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2021-03-19

URL: CVE-2021-27906

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-27906

Release Date: 2021-03-19

Fix Resolution: 2.0.23

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⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.