| Name | CVE-2021-43113 |
| Description | iTextPDF in iText 7 and up to 7.1.17 allows command injection via a CompareTool filename that is mishandled on the gs (aka Ghostscript) command line in GhostscriptHelper.java. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3273-1, DSA-5323-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1014597 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libitext5-java (PTS) | buster | 5.5.13-1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 5.5.13-1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.5.13.2-1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid | 5.5.13.3-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libitext5-java | source | buster | 5.5.13-1+deb10u1 | DLA-3273-1 | ||
| libitext5-java | source | bullseye | 5.5.13.2-1+deb11u1 | DSA-5323-1 | ||
| libitext5-java | source | (unstable) | 5.5.13.3-1 | 1014597 |
https://github.com/itext/itextpdf/commit/ce8bbacd631e13717a91f02e9cbd9814b9dc2cca (5.5.13.3)