PT-2022-16534 · Itext · Itext

Huang Wenjie + 3 · Published 2022-02-01 · Updated 2023-03-25 · CVE-2022-24196

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iText versions 7.1.17 through 7.1.17

Description The issue is related to an out-of-memory error via the component readStreamBytesRaw, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For iText version 7.1.17, consider updating to version 7.1.18 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the readStreamBytesRaw component until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-24196

GHSA-HHH6-CM2M-3FHC

Affected Products

Itext

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089279222 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24196 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hhh6-cm2m-3fhc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24196 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78 · Note
• https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.18 · Note
• https://github.com/itext/itext7 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/36659 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46836 · Telegram Post