CVE-2021-31812 (Medium) detected in pdfbox-2.0.20.jar

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CVE-2021-31812 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - pdfbox-2.0.20.jar

The Apache PDFBox library is an open source Java tool for working with PDF documents.

Path to dependency file: ApkSize-Analyzer/build.gradle

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/org.apache.pdfbox/pdfbox/2.0.20/6bece44b7dcf6dd8edb1bc6b51f478d8dbb96526/pdfbox-2.0.20.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• openhtmltopdf-pdfbox-1.0.4.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ pdfbox-2.0.20.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Apache PDFBox, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 and prior 2.0.x versions.

Publish Date: 2021-06-12

URL: CVE-2021-31812

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31812

Release Date: 2021-06-12

Fix Resolution: org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:2.0.24, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-app:2.0.24

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