VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-28428
In versions 1.1.0 and prior, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the pdfio parser.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.22%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.22%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PDFio is a C library for reading and writing PDF files. In versions 1.1.0 and prior, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the pdfio parser. Crafted pdf files can cause the program to run at 100% utilization and never terminate. This is different from CVE-2023-24808. A patch for this issue is available in version 1.1.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 13th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- pdfio project/pdfio
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/commit/97d4955666779dc5b0665e15dd951a5c12426a31Patch
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/security/advisories/GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jfVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/commit/97d4955666779dc5b0665e15dd951a5c12426a31Patch
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/security/advisories/GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jfVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.