CVE-2023-6299

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    CVE-2023-6299

    Published: 26 Nov 2023Last Modified: 18 Sept 2026

    Summary: Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak

    Details: A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 8.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-246125 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this vulnerability. The fix was introduced in the iText 8.0.2 release on October 25th 2023, prior to the disclosure.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6299.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6299, https://vuldb.com/?id.246125, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.246125, https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/releases/release-itext-core-8-0-2#ReleaseiTextCore8.0.2-Bugfixesandmiscellaneous, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_jeD7SvuliKc_02pPTPbfSnqAErzmFny/view?usp=sharing

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 6923b692b477fed5f8c660abf35b3aa90097c8c5
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    8.0.1
    8.0.1-android

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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