CVE-2018-8036

pdfbox: Infinite loop in AFMParser.java allows for out of memory erros via crafted PDF

Published Jul 3, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 3.9% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-4264 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j2xq-pfff-mvgg Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in Apache PDFBox
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 6:28 PM
Reserved
Mar 9, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 3, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:04 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 1, 2018, 12:00 AM