Poppler up to 23.05.x PDF File Outline.cc OutlineItem::open denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Poppler up to 23.05.x. This issue affects the function OutlineItem::open of the file Outline.cc of the component PDF File Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-34872. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Poppler up to 23.05.x (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function OutlineItem::open of the file Outline.cc of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was shared 07/31/2023 as 1399. The advisory is shared at gitlab.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-34872 since 06/07/2023. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242835 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : poppler Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0119)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 23.06.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 591235c8b6c65a2eee88991b9ae73490fd9afdfe is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.freedesktop.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242835) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-38912). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 242835
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : poppler Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0119)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 23.06.0
Patch: 591235c8b6c65a2eee88991b9ae73490fd9afdfe

Timelineinfo

06/07/2023 🔍
07/31/2023 +54 days 🔍
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01/09/2026 +893 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1399
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-34872 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-34872
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-235789
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2023 16:56
Updated: 01/09/2026 21:03
Changes: 07/31/2023 16:56 (45), 08/23/2023 17:29 (11), 07/26/2025 06:14 (17), 01/09/2026 21:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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