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.
The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, making the memory unavailable for reallocation and reuse.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.246125 | third party advisory vdb entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246125 | signature third party advisory permissions required |
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jeD7SvuliKc_02pPTPbfSnqAErzmFny/view?usp=sharing | exploit broken link |
| https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/releases/release-itext-core-8-0-2#ReleaseiTextCore8.0.2-Bugfixesandmiscellaneous | patch release notes |