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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/security/advisories/GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jf
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (1)
pdfio_project/pdfio
< 1.1.1
Published
Mar 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026