CVE-2023-26930 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in XPDF v.4.04 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service via the PDFDoc malloc in the pdftotext.cc function. NOTE: Vendor states “it's an expected abort on out-of-memory error.”

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xpdfreader	Xpdf	4.04

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

https://gist.github.com/huanglei3/10e2a9bd07a109995b20ade306612a34Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/huanglei3/xpdf_abortedExploit
https://gist.github.com/huanglei3/10e2a9bd07a109995b20ade306612a34Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/huanglei3/xpdf_abortedExploit

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-26930?

CVE-2023-26930 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in XPDF v.4.04 allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service via the PDFDoc malloc in the pdftotext.cc function. NOTE: Vendor states “it's an expected abort on ou...

How severe is CVE-2023-26930?

CVE-2023-26930 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-26930?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Xpdfreader Xpdf.