Medium severity · published Nov 26, 2023
CVE-2023-6299
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1
6.5
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IT
Itext · Itextpdf
8.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6299
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6299
Broken Link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jeD7SvuliKc_02pPTPbfSnqAErzmFny/view?usp=sharing
Release Notes
https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/releases/release-itext-core-8-0-2#ReleaseiTextCore8.0.2-Bugfixesandmiscellaneous
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246125
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.246125
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