Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11797
CVE-2018-11797
Description
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfboxMaven | >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.16 | 1.8.16 |
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfboxMaven | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.12 | 2.0.12 |
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.8.0,<=1.8.15
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox:2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords3 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.pdfbox/pdfboxpkg:rpm/suse/apache-pdfbox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/apache-pdfbox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
>= 1.8.0, < 1.8.16+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.16
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.12-5.6.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.12-3.5.4
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache PDFBoxv5Range: 1.8.0 to 1.8.15
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-gx96-vgf7-hwfgghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11797ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8@%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDXghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/645574bc50b886d39c20b4065d51ccb1cd5d3a6b4750a22edbb565eb%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a9760973a873522f4d4c0a99916ceb74f361d91006b663a0a418d34a%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r54594251369e14c185da9662a5340a52afbbdf75d61c9c3a69c8f2e8%40%3Cdev.pdfbox.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDX/nvd
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