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libitext-java, libitext5-java and 1 more products — security advisory
PDF Labs pdftk-java v3.2.3 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component /text/pdf/PdfReader.java.
- Products
- libitext-java, libitext5-java, pdftk-java
- Affected versions
- 2.1.7-10, 2.1.7-11, 2.1.7-12, 2.1.7-14, 2.1.7-15, 2.1.7-16, 2.1.7-9, 3.0.2-2, 3.0.6-1, 3.0.9-1, 3.2.2-1, 5.5.13.1-1build2, 5.5.13.2-1, 5.5.13.3-2, 5.5.13.3-3, 5.5.13.3-4, 5.5.13.4-1, 5.5.13.4-2, 5.5.6-1, 5.5.6-2, 5.5.6-4
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-37819
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
PDF Labs pdftk-java v3.2.3 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the component /text/pdf/PdfReader.java.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2021-37819
libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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pdftk-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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pdftk-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
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libitext-java
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libitext5-java
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/merge_requests/21",
"https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/commit/75deacdf5c46fd4eefb310c784eb9dfdc7b9fdc9",
"https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/commit/9b0cbb76c8434a8505f02ada02a94263dcae9247",
"https://gitlab.com/pdftk-java/pdftk/-/merge_requests/21/diffs?commit_id=9b0cbb76c8434a8505f02ada02a94263dcae9247#diff-content-b3cfd29983c793bcae2375502abd5baa8f5d1081",
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