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Security Bulletin: Apache PDFBox Vulnerabilities Affect IBM Control Center (CVE-2021-31811, CVE-2021-31812)

Security Bulletin


Summary

Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to denial of service due to possible out of memory or infinite looping conditions.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-31811
DESCRIPTION:   Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory exception while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203615 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)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-31812
DESCRIPTION:   Apache PDFBox is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error while loading a file. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to enter into an infinite loop.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/203587 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)
IBM Control Center6.2.0.0
IBM Control Center6.1.3.0

Remediation/Fixes

Product
VRMF
iFix
Remediation
IBM Control Center
6.2.0.0
iFix09
Fix Central - 6.2.0.0
IBM Control Center
6.1.3.0iFix07Fix Central - 6.1.3.0

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

16 Jun 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:
13 October 2021

UID

ibm16471699