CVE-2021-43113
libitext5-java - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.5%
Description
iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to (excluding 4.4.13.3) 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java.
How to fix CVE-2021-43113
To remediate CVE-2021-43113, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libitext5-java—upgrade to 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.13-1+deb10u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 7.1.17 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.13.3 or later
Is CVE-2021-43113 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 5.5.13-1+deb10u1
- from 0, < 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1
- from 0, < 7.1.17
- from 0, < 5.5.13.3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |