XPDF 4.04 pdfimages readEmbeddedFileTree stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in XPDF 4.04. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function Catalog::readEmbeddedFileTree of the component pdfimages. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-31557. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XPDF 4.04 (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function Catalog::readEmbeddedFileTree of the component pdfimages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

xpdf pdfimages v4.04 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the component Catalog::readEmbeddedFileTree(Object*). This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

The weakness was shared 05/10/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at forum.xpdfreader.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-31557 since 04/29/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-35858). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

04/29/2023 🔍
05/10/2023 +11 days 🔍
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12/26/2025 +961 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.xpdfreader.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31557 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31557
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-228599
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2023 19:01
Updated: 12/26/2025 15:14
Changes: 05/10/2023 19:01 (39), 06/02/2023 11:12 (11), 12/26/2025 15:14 (16)
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