GHSA-hhh6-cm2m-3fhc
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.itextpdf:itext7-core | < 7.1.18 | 7.1.18 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain an out-of-memory error via the component readStreamBytesRaw, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.