CVE-2018-8036 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Apache PDFBox versions 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10. A specially crafted PDF file can cause an infinite loop in the AFMParser, leading to an out-of-memory exception. Rated 6.5 Medium (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), this vulnerability requires user interaction (opening the malicious file) and can result in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
> 1.8.0, <= 1.8.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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