medium
5.5
CWE
789 400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2021-27906: A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file

First published: Fri Mar 19 2021(Updated: )

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.

Credit: security@apache.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/pdfbox<2.0.23
2.0.23
Apache PDFBox>=2.0.0<=2.0.22
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management=14.2.0
Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management=14.3.0
Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management=14.5.0
Oracle Banking Credit Facilities Process Management=14.2.0
Oracle Banking Credit Facilities Process Management=14.3.0
Oracle Banking Credit Facilities Process Management=14.5.0
Oracle Banking Supply Chain Finance=14.2.0
Oracle Banking Supply Chain Finance=14.3.0
Oracle Banking Supply Chain Finance=14.5.0
Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management=14.2.0
Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management=14.3.0
Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management=14.5.0
Oracle Banking Treasury Management=14.5
Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management=14.2.0
Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management=14.3.0
Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management=14.5.0
Oracle Communications Session Report Manager>=8.0.0<=8.2.4.0
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking>=14.0.0<=14.3.0
Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking=14.5.0
Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting=11.1.2.4
Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting=11.2.6.0
Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology<11.2.8.0
Oracle Outside In Technology=8.5.5
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.58
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.59
Oracle Primavera Unifier>=17.7<=17.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=18.8
Oracle Primavera Unifier=19.12
Oracle Primavera Unifier=20.12
Oracle Retail Customer Management and Segmentation Foundation=19.0
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=16.0.6
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=17.0.4
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=18.0.3
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=19.0.2
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service=20.0.1
Oracle WebCenter Sites=12.2.1.3.0
Oracle WebCenter Sites=12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Communications Messaging Server=8.1
IBM Security Risk Manager on CP4S<=CP4S 1.7.2.0

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-27906?

    CVE-2021-27906 is a vulnerability in Apache PDFBox that can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause the application to crash by convincing the victim to open a specially-crafted .PDF file.

  • How does CVE-2021-27906 impact Apache PDFBox?

    CVE-2021-27906 can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading a PDF file, leading to a denial of service.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-27906?

    The severity of CVE-2021-27906 is medium, with a severity value of 5.5.

  • How can the CVE-2021-27906 vulnerability be fixed?

    To fix the CVE-2021-27906 vulnerability, users should update to Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 or higher.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-27906?

    You can find more information about CVE-2021-27906 on the CVE website (https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27906) and the NIST National Vulnerability Database (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27906).

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