CVE-2023-3044

Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to very large page size

Published Jun 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An excessively large PDF page size (found in fuzz testing, unlikely in normal PDF files) can result in a divide-by-zero in Xpdf's text extraction code.




This is related to CVE-2022-30524, but the problem here is caused by a very large page size, rather than by a very large character coordinate.


Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-43736 An excessively large PDF page size (found in fuzz testing, unlikely in normal PDF files) can result in a divide-by-zero in Xpdf's text extraction code. This is related to CVE-2022-30524, but the problem here is caused by a very large page size, rather than by a very large character coordinate.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GandC
Published
Updated
Jan 8, 2025, 5:53 PM
Reserved
Jun 1, 2023, 10:02 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 2, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:13 AM