Apryse iText 8.0.1 Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-6299. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended. 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.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 11/26/2023. The advisory is shared at drive.google.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-6299. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The exploit is available at drive.google.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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.

Upgrading to version 8.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at kb.itextpdf.com. The vulnerability has been fixed since iText 8.0.2 release on October 25th, 2023. It is not reproducible since this version. The fix has been implemented thanks to the original reporter's feedback.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iText 8.0.2

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: drive.google.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246125
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2023 08:33
Updated: 12/16/2023 15:57
Changes: 11/26/2023 08:33 (42), 11/29/2023 17:43 (6), 11/29/2023 17:47 (5), 12/16/2023 15:51 (2), 12/16/2023 15:57 (28)
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Committer: yulian.gaponenko
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #239227: itext7 itext7 8.0.2 out of memory (by drive.google.com)

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