cve-2023-6298
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-26 23:00
Modified
2025-02-13 17:26
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apryse iText 8.0.2. This vulnerability affects the function main of the file PdfDocument.java. The manipulation leads to improper validation of array index. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-246124. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. A statement published afterwards explains that the exception is not a vulnerability and the identified CWEs might not apply to the software.
References
cna@vuldb.comhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OBAeGH_rNfa1os6g6QlIt4pL-2NKHZm_?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
cna@vuldb.comhttps://kb.itextpdf.com/itext/statement-regarding-cve-2022-24198-and-2023-6298Third Party Advisory
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246124Third Party Advisory
cna@vuldb.comhttps://vuldb.com/?id.246124Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OBAeGH_rNfa1os6g6QlIt4pL-2NKHZm_?usp=sharingExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://kb.itextpdf.com/itext/statement-regarding-cve-2022-24198-and-2023-6298Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246124Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://vuldb.com/?id.246124Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apryse iText Version: 8.0.2
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