UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27906

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-27906
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27906.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-27906
Upstream
Published
2021-03-19T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:47:02Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.16-2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.16-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

libpdfbox2-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox2-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox2-java@2.0.25-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.23-1
2.0.24-2
2.0.25-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.25-1",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox2-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.25-1",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox2-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.16-5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.16-4
1:1.8.16-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

libpdfbox2-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox2-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox2-java@2.0.29-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.27-2
2.0.29-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.29-1",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox2-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.29-1",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox2-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.16-5?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.16-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-5",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

libpdfbox2-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox2-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox2-java@2.0.29-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.29-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.29-1",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox2-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.29-1",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox2-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.11+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.7+dfsg-1
1:1.8.10-1
1:1.8.10-2
1:1.8.11+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.11+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.11+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.11+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.16-2~18.04?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.13-1
1:1.8.13-2
1:1.8.16-2~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

libpdfbox2-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox2-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox2-java@2.0.13-2~18.04?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.7-1
2.0.8-1
2.0.8-2
2.0.9-1
2.0.13-2~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.13-2~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox2-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.13-2~18.04",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox2-java"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

libpdfbox-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox-java@1:1.8.16-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:1.*

1:1.8.16-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libjempbox-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:1.8.16-2",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox-java"
        }
    ]
}

libpdfbox2-java

Package

Name
libpdfbox2-java
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpdfbox2-java@2.0.18-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.16-1
2.0.17-1
2.0.18-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.18-1",
            "binary_name": "libfontbox2-java"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.18-1",
            "binary_name": "libpdfbox2-java"
        }
    ]
}