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CVE-2021-27906

A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFB

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00647

Monitor

No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-789Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

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Affected Products & Versions

21

apache pdfbox>= 2.0.0 and <= 2.0.22
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
oracle banking corporate lending process managementall versions
oracle banking credit facilities process managementall versions
oracle banking supply chain financeall versions
oracle banking trade finance process managementall versions
oracle banking treasury managementall versions
oracle banking virtual account managementall versions
Show all 21 affected productsoracle communications session report manager>= 8.0.0 and <= 8.2.4.0
oracle flexcube universal banking>= 14.0.0 and <= 14.3.0
oracle flexcube universal bankingall versions
oracle hyperion financial reportingall versions
oracle hyperion infrastructure technology< 11.2.8.0
oracle outside in technologyall versions
oracle peoplesoft enterprise peopletoolsall versions
oracle primavera unifier>= 17.7 and <= 17.12
oracle primavera unifierall versions
oracle retail customer management and segmentation foundationall versions
oracle retail xstore point of serviceall versions
oracle webcenter sitesall versions
oracle communications messaging serverall versions

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Affected Packages

1

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Maven org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox MODERATE fixed in 2.0.23

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Scoring & Timeline

5.5

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD19 Mar 2021 · 04:15 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Vendor Advisories

4

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10622-1
rhsaRHSA-2021:3205Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2021:3140Moderate
oracle-cpuoracle-cpu-Hyperion-Financial-Reporting-8776--CVE-2021-27906

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References & Sources

21

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/10Mailing ListVendor Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1218e60c32829f76943ecaca79237120c2ec1ab266459d711a578b50%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1d268642f8b52456ee8f876b888b8ed7a9e9568c7770789f3ded7f9e%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4cbc3f6981cd0a1a482531df9d44e4c42a7f63342a7ba78b7bff8a1b%40%3Cnotifications.james.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5c8e2125d18af184c80f7a986fbe47eaf0d30457cd450133adc235ac%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

Show all 21 references

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r64982b768c8a2220b07aaf813bd099a9863de0d13eb212fd4efe208f%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6e067a6d83ccb6892d0ff867bd216704f21fb0b6a854dea34be04f12%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7ee634c21816c69ce829d0c41f35afa2a53a99bdd3c7cce8644fdc0e%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ffe179385637b0b5cbdabd0246118005b4b8232909d2d14cd68ccd3%40%3Ccommits.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raa35746227f3f8d50fff1db9899524423a718f6f35cd39bd4769fa6c%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc69140d894c6a9c67a8097a25656cce59b46a5620c354ceba10543c3%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf78aef4793362e778e21e34328b0456e302bde4b7e74f229df0ee04%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1e35881482e07dc2be6058d9b44483457f36133cac67956686ad9b9%40%3Cnotifications.ofbiz.apache.org%3E

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf35026148ccc0e1af133501c0d003d052883fcc65107b3ff5d3b61cd%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3EMailing ListVendor Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2AVLKAHFMPH72TTP25INPZPGX5FODK3H/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6KDA2U4KL2N3XT3PM4ZJEBBA6JJIH2G4/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PT72QOFDXLJ7PLTN66EMG5EHPTE7TFZ/

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlThird Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory

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