CVE-2022-24196
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.69%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2022-24196
To remediate CVE-2022-24196, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/com.itextpdf:itext7-core—upgrade to 7.1.18 or later
Is CVE-2022-24196 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 7.1.18
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |