Medium severity · published Oct 31, 2023
CVE-2023-31794
MuPDF v1.21.1 was discovered to contain an infinite recursion in the component pdf_mark_list_push
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
MuPDF v1.21.1 was discovered to contain an infinite recursion in the component pdf_mark_list_push. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MU
Mupdf · Artifex
1.21.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31794
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31794
Permissions Required
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706506
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/spookhorror/c770d118767b1b0d89fdfe2845169d06
Broken Link
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=c0015401693b58e2deb5d75c39f27bc1216e47c6
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