Is CVE-2018-11797 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-11797 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-11797?

CVE-2018-11797 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-11797?

CVE-2018-11797 has an EPSS score of 4.02% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11797?

Upgrade libpdfbox-java on debian 11 to 1:1.8.16-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-11797

MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpdfbox-javaDebian

Fixed in:1:1.8.16-1CVE-2018-11797

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

oracle.com

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.debian.org

Other references5

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.