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Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-6299Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity memory leak in iText from Apryse. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 38.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 8.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-246125 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibitext5-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6299
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibitext5-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6299
Ubuntu:25.10libitext5-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6299
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibitext5-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6299
Ubuntu:26.10libitext5-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-6299

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apryse iText 8.0.1

Weakness: CWE-401 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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