Vulnerability in Xpdf
CVE-2023-3044
An excessively large PDF page size (found in fuzz testing, unlikely in normal PDF files) can result in a divide-by-zero in Xpdf's text extraction code. This is related to CVE-2022-30524, but the problem here is caused by a very large page size, rather than by a very large character coordinate.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2023-3044.html (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/baker221/poc-xpdf (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3044?
- CVE-2023-3044 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xpdf, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3044?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-3044 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.