CVE-2018-11797
Apache PDFBox PDF Parsing Denial of Service
Description
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 5, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-11797 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-11797
vulnerability.
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products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-11797.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Python Shell Batchfile
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Python Shell Batchfile
None
Java
None
Java
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-11797 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-11797 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/ Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/ Removed Reference Apache Software Foundation https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8@%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8@%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8@%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.8.0 up to (including) 1.8.15 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.1 up to (including) 2.0.11 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 18, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8@%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:1.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 08, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-11797 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-11797
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} 0.02%
score
0.46672
percentile