CVE-2023-26930
MEDIUM EPSS 25.4%
Published Apr 26, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Apr 26, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
25.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-120
Affected Products 1
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| xpdfreader | xpdf | 4.04 | any |
References 2
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/huanglei3/10e2a9bd07a109995b20ade306612a34
- github.com https://github.com/huanglei3/xpdf_aborted
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.