Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 3, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8036
CVE-2018-8036
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.
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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, < 1.8.15 | 1.8.15 |
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfboxMaven | >= 2.0.0RC1, < 2.0.11 | 2.0.11 |
Affected products
4- 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, < 1.8.15+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.15
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.12-5.3.13
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.12-3.5.4
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache PDFBoxv5Range: 1.8.0 to 1.8.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j2xq-pfff-mvggghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8036ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/9f62f742fd4fcd81654a9533b8a71349b064250840592bcd502dcfb6@%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43491b25b2e5c368c34b106a82eff910a5cea3e90de82ad75cc16540@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HKVPTJWZGUB4MH4AAOWMRJHRDBYFHGJghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/POPOGHJ5CVMUVCRQU7APBAN5IVZGZFDXghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/9f62f742fd4fcd81654a9533b8a71349b064250840592bcd502dcfb6%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r43491b25b2e5c368c34b106a82eff910a5cea3e90de82ad75cc16540%40%3Cdev.syncope.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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