PDFio up to 1.1.0 allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PDFio up to 1.1.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-28428. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PDFio up to 1.1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 03/20/2023 as GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jf. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-28428 since 03/15/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 97d4955666779dc5b0665e15dd951a5c12426a31 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PDFio 1.1.1
Patch: 97d4955666779dc5b0665e15dd951a5c12426a31

Timelineinfo

03/15/2023 🔍
03/20/2023 +5 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-68x8-9phf-j7jf
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223431

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2023 16:24
Changes: 03/20/2023 16:24 (50)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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