Apryse iText Reference Table PdfDocument.java memory leak
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apryse iText 8.0.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file PdfDocument.java of the component Reference Table Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 8.0.2 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-246125 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this vulnerability. The fix was introduced in the iText 8.0.2 release on October 25th 2023, prior to the disclosure.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6299
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3q7-2r25-q5j7
References
More Apryse vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35383 An issue was discovered in the InsertFromURL() function of the Apryse HTML2PDF SDK thru… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-35382 A Local File Inclusion (LFI) and a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability was… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-04030 Apryse WebViewer PDF Document cross site scripting CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
- TI-2023-05781 Apryse iText PdfDocument.java main array index CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-37840 A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Rendering Engine component in Apryse… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2023-6299 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-6299 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3q7-2r25-q5j7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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