CVE-2023-6299CWE-401

Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak

Medium · published November 26, 2023

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 8.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-246125 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this vulnerability. The fix was introduced in the iText 8.0.2 release on October 25th 2023, prior to the disclosure.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00942 · 60.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Published
2023-11-26T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 NOV 23:00Z
    Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak
    cvelistv5