5.5
MEDIUM
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. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service
1 Apache pdfbox
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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.

URL Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html Patch Third Party Advisory

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).

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CGCL-codes/LibHunter

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 2 days, 12 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 14, 2024, 5:56 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.
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LibHunter/LibHunter

None

Python Shell Batchfile

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 5, 2024, 8:22 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.
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CGCL-codes/PHunter

None

Java

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
7 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : May 27, 2023, 11:55 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.
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Anonymous-Phunter/PHunter

None

Java

Updated: 1 year ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Nov. 14, 2022, 2:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 89 different CVEs too.
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0xCyberY/CVE-T4PDF

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

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.

  • 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]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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