#VU62059 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText - CVE-2022-24196 

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#VU62059 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in iText - CVE-2022-24196

Published: April 11, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62059
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24196
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
iText
Software vendor:
iText Group NV

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in the component readStreamBytesRaw. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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