Deadlock in Xpdf 4.04 due to PDF object stream references
CVE-2023-3436

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

XPDF

Status
XPDF
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 June 2023

What is CVE-2023-3436?

Xpdf 4.04 will deadlock on a PDF object stream whose "Length" field is itself in another object stream.

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Affected Version(s)

Xpdf all 4.04

References

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?t=42618

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Jiahao Liu
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