CVE catalog
CVE-2018-8036
libpdfbox-java: CVE-2018-8036
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.62% · Oct 25, 2026
In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10, a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop which leads to an out of memory exception in Apache PDFBox's AFMParser.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | sid | 1:1.8.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | forky | 1:1.8.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | trixie | 1:1.8.16-5 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | bookworm | 1:1.8.16-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | sid | 2.0.29-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | forky | 2.0.29-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | trixie | 2.0.29-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | bookworm | 2.0.27-2 | fixed |
| Suse | apache-pdfbox | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 | 1.8.12-5.3.13 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.10-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.11+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 18.04 | 1:1.8.13-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 18.04 | 1:1.8.13-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 18.04 | 1:1.8.16-2~18.04 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | 18.04 | 2.0.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | 18.04 | 2.0.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | 18.04 | 2.0.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | 18.04 | 2.0.9-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | 18.04 | 2.0.13-2~18.04 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | sid | 1:1.8.15-1 | low | Not reported | [902776] |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | forky | 1:1.8.15-1 | low | Not reported | [902776] |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | trixie | 1:1.8.15-1 | low | Not reported | [902776] |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | bookworm | 1:1.8.15-1 | low | Not reported | [902776] |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | source | sid | 2.0.11-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | source | forky | 2.0.11-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | source | trixie | 2.0.11-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox2-java | source | bookworm | 2.0.11-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | apache-pdfbox | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 | 1.8.12-5.3.13 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:2630-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | deb | 18.04 | 1:1.8.16-2~18.04 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8036 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox2-java | deb | 18.04 | 2.0.13-2~18.04 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8036 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libfontbox2-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
2.0.27-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
2.0.27-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- [libfontbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libfontbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libjempbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libjempbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libpdfbox2-java]Fixed
Details (2)
2.0.27-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
2.0.27-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- [libpdfbox-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libpdfbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libfontbox2-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
2.0.29-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
2.0.29-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- [libfontbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- [libjempbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- [libpdfbox2-java]Fixed
Details (2)
2.0.29-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
2.0.29-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.0.11-1dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- [libpdfbox-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.15-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_2630-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8036]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:2630-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-8036]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-8036]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-0809.json]
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