What is CVE-2023-2662?

CVE-2023-2662 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xpdf, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2023-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-2662?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Xpdf

CVE-2023-2662

In Xpdf 4.04 (and earlier), a bad color space object in the input PDF file can cause a divide-by-zero.

Published 2023-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xpdf — versions 4.04
Xpdfreader Xpdf

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php (Exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2662?: CVE-2023-2662 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xpdf, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2023-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-2662?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.