GHSA-8c9h-4q7g-fp7h

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    GHSA-8c9h-4q7g-fp7h

    Published: 2 Feb 2022Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Out-of-bounds Read in iText

    Details: iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds exception via the component ARCFOUREncryption.encryptARCFOUR, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: Vendor does not view this as a vulnerability and has not found it to be exploitable.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24198, https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78, https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089287808, https://github.com/itext/itext7

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: com.itextpdf:itext7-core

    Purl: pkg:maven/com.itextpdf/itext7-core

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.2.0

    Affected versions

    7.0.2
    7.0.3
    7.0.4
    7.0.5
    7.0.6
    7.0.7
    7.0.8

    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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