CVE catalog

CVE-2021-27906

libpdfbox-java: CVE-2021-27906

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Mar 19, 2021, 4:15:13 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.34% · Oct 25, 2026

A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions.

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`	not affected
Debian	libpdfbox-java	forky	`1:1.8.17-1`	not affected
Debian	libpdfbox-java	trixie	`1:1.8.16-5`	not affected
Debian	libpdfbox-java	bookworm	`1:1.8.16-2`	not affected
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

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	sid	`2.0.23-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986008]
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	forky	`2.0.23-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986008]
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	trixie	`2.0.23-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986008]
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	bookworm	`2.0.23-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[986008]

[Debian bug #986008]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libfontbox2-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
[libfontbox-java]Not affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
[libfontbox-java-doc]Not affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
[libjempbox-java]Not affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
[libjempbox-java-doc]Not affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
[libpdfbox2-java]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
[libpdfbox-java]Not affected
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
[libpdfbox-java-doc]Not affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libfontbox2-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
[libpdfbox2-java]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.23-1
  dsa · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:55:27 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]