Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-27807
CVE-2021-27807
Description
A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfboxMaven | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.23 | 2.0.23 |
Affected products
33cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_trade_finance_process_management:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_treasury_management:14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_virtual_account_management:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=8.0.0,<=8.2.4.0
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=14.0.0,<=14.3.0
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_universal_banking:14.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_financial_reporting:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_financial_reporting:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_financial_reporting:11.2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <11.2.8.0
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.7,<=17.12
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:18.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:19.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:20.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:20.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Apache Software Foundation/Apache PDFBoxv5Range: Apache PDFBox
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
43- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/9nvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2h3j-m7gr-25xjghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r818058ff1e4b9f6bef4e5a2e74faff38cb3d3885c1e2db398bc55cfb%40%3Cusers.pdfbox.apache.org%3EnvdMailing ListVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27807ghsaADVISORY
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/apache/pdfbox/commit/5c5a837140fbb4ef78bb5ef9f29ad537c872c83eghsaWEB
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-4892ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r043edc5dcf9199f7f882ed7906b41cb816753766e88b8792dbf319a9@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2AVLKAHFMPH72TTP25INPZPGX5FODK3HghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6KDA2U4KL2N3XT3PM4ZJEBBA6JJIH2G4ghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6PT72QOFDXLJ7PLTN66EMG5EHPTE7TFZghsaWEB
- svn.apache.org/viewvcghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r043edc5dcf9199f7f882ed7906b41cb816753766e88b8792dbf319a9%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Envd
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