Medium severity · published Feb 1, 2022
CVE-2022-24196
iText v7.1.17, up to (exluding)": 7.1.18 and 7.2.2 was discovered to contain an out-of-memory error via the component readStreamBytesRaw, which allows attackers to cause a Denial…
6.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
iText v7.1.17, up to (exluding)": 7.1.18 and 7.2.2 was discovered to contain an out-of-memory error via the component readStreamBytesRaw, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IT
Itext · Itextpdf
before 7.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24196
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-24196
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78
Exploit
https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089279222
github.com
https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.18
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