Is CVE-2018-8036 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-8036 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-8036?

CVE-2018-8036 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-8036?

CVE-2018-8036 has an EPSS score of 4.83% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8036?

Upgrade libpdfbox-java on debian 11 to 1:1.8.15-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-8036

MEDIUMEPSS 91th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10, a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop which leads to an out of memory exception in Apache PDFBox's AFMParser.

CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpdfbox-javaDebian

Fixed in:1:1.8.15-1CVE-2018-8036

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.83%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

access.redhat.com

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.