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CVE-2018-8036

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Published: Jul 3, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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6.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10, a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop which leads to an out of memory exception in Apache PDFBox's AFMParser.

Affected (5)

Products: Apache: Pdfbox
Apache
1 product
Pdfbox
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apache
Pdfbox
After 1.8.0 to 1.8.14
Pdfbox
From 2.0.0 to 2.0.10
Pdfbox
Version 2.0.0 rc1
Pdfbox
Version 2.0.0 rc2
Pdfbox
Version 2.0.0 rc3

Related CWEs

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (12)

Source: security@apache.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: security@apache.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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