PT-2022-16535 · Itext · Itext

Han0Nly + 5 · Published 2022-02-01 · Updated 2023-03-25 · CVE-2022-24197

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 version 7.1.17

Description A stack-based buffer overflow was discovered in the component ByteBuffer.append, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Recommendations For iText version 7.1.17, consider disabling the ByteBuffer.append component until a patch is available to prevent potential Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

Exploit

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-24197

GHSA-C32G-2MGR-CFQ7

Affected Products

Itext

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089282165 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c32g-2mgr-cfq7 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24197 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24197 · 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/cvenotify/28804 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/46841 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/36663 · Telegram Post