CVE-2021-43113

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    CVE-2021-43113

    Published: 15 Dec 2021Last Modified: 18 Sept 2026

    Summary:

    Details: iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to (excluding 4.4.13.3) 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java.

    References: https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/releases/tag/5.5.13.3, https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.17, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00013.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5323, https://pastebin.com/BXnkY9YY

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ed042f3ff209ceb0a5571415937bb5aaba8bd5ff
    Fixed -a2746010d27536b68d60d53f81912d5a7c537b7e

    Affected versions

    7.1.16
    7.1.15
    7.1.14
    7.1.13
    7.1.12
    7.1.11
    7.1.10
    7.1.9
    7.1.8
    7.1.7
    7.1.6
    7.1.5
    7.1.4
    7.1.3
    7.1.2
    7.1.1
    7.1.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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