CVE-2023-34872
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPoppler
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A vulnerability in Outline.cc for Poppler prior to 23.06.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) (crash) via a crafted PDF file in OutlineItem::open.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 23.06.0
Affected range stops below 23.06.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/591235c8b6c65a2eee88991b9ae73490fd9afdfe
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1399
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3XXL3L6RJOTLGCN7GLH2OLLNF4FJ4T7I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQ3NYJ43U2MA7COKGMJDARZUAAOP45D4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SFBT75QHBWNMSDAHSXZQ2I3PBJWID36K/
References (8)
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1399Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3XXL3L6RJOTLGCN7GLH2OLLNF4FJ4T7I/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JQ3NYJ43U2MA7COKGMJDARZUAAOP45D4/SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-400
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