Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a potential Resource Exhaustion vulnerability in Apache PDFBox that affects Apache Solr.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-8036
DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception in AFMParser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145592 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
DESCRIPTION: Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out of memory exception in AFMParser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/145592 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.1 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.2 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.3 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.4 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.5 |
| Log Analysis | 1.3.6 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Principal Product and Version(s) : | Fix details |
| IBM Operations Analytics - Log Analysis version 1.3.x | Upgrade to Log Analysis version 1.3.7 Download the 1.3.7-TIV-IOALA-FP here |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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Change History
15 Apr 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 April 2021
Initial Publish date:
15 April 2021
UID
ibm16443667