CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2023-24808

PDFio is a C library for reading and writing PDF files. In versions prior to 1.1.0 a denial of service (DOS) vulnerability exists in the pdfio parser. Crafted pdf files can cause the program to run at 100% utilization and never terminate. The pdf which causes this crash found in testing is about 28kb in size and was discovered via fuzzing. Anyone who uses this library either as a standalone binary or as a library can be DOSed when attempting to parse this type of file. Web servers or other automated processes which rely on this code to turn pdf submissions into plaintext can be DOSed when an attacker uploads the pdf. Please see the linked GHSA for an example pdf. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/security/advisories/GHSA-cjc4-x96x-fvgf Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/commit/4f10021e7ee527c1aa24853e2947e38e154d9ccb Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:pdfio_project:pdfio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2023-02-07 01:15

Updated : 2023-02-14 11:39

NVD link : CVE-2023-24808

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24808

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-835