Low severity · published Mar 20, 2023
CVE-2023-28428
PDFio is a C library for reading and writing PDF files
3.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PD
Pdfio · Pdfio Project
before 1.1.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28428
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28428
Patch
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/commit/97d4955666779dc5b0665e15dd951a5c12426a31
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/security/advisories/GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jf
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