CVE-2018-11797
Publication date 5 October 2018
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libpdfbox2-java | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
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| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.0.13-2~18.04
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| libpdfbox-java | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
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| 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1:1.8.16-2~18.04
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| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support, was needed | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Patch details
| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
| libpdfbox2-java |
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| libpdfbox-java |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |