PT-2022-10671 · Pdf+1 · Pdftk-Java+1

Published 2022-09-09 · Updated 2022-09-15 · CVE-2021-37819

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PDF Labs pdftk-java version 3.2.3

Description The issue is related to an infinite loop in the PdfReader.java component. This component is part of the /text/pdf directory.

Recommendations For PDF Labs pdftk-java version 3.2.3, consider restricting access to the PdfReader.java component until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the PdfReader.java component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-37819

Affected Products

Debian

Pdftk-Java

References · 13

• https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/merge_requests/21/diffs?commit_id=9b0cbb76c8434a8505f02ada02a94263dcae9247#diff-content-b3cfd29983c793bcae2375502abd5baa8f5d1081 · Patch
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-37819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37819 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37819 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-37819 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/commit/75deacdf5c46fd4eefb310c784eb9dfdc7b9fdc9 · Note
• https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/merge_requests/21 · Note
• https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/commit/9b0cbb76c8434a8505f02ada02a94263dcae9247 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35974 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/49566 · Telegram Post