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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1547-1] libpdfbox-java security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there was a denial-of-service vulnerability in libpdfbox-java, a PDF library for Java. A malicious PDF file could have triggered an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libpdfbox-java on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in libpdfbox-java version 1:1.8.7+dfsg-1+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your libpdfbox-java packages.