CVE-2023-31794

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Published Oct 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

MuPDF v1.21.1 was discovered to contain an infinite recursion in the component pdf_mark_list_push. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-36085	MuPDF v1.21.1 was discovered to contain an infinite recursion in the component pdf_mark_list_push. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.251% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706506
https://gist.github.com/spookhorror/c770d118767b1b0d89fdfe2845169d06
https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=c0015401693b58e2deb5d75c39f27bc1216e47c6

History

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Subscriptions

Artifex Mupdf

Weaknesses

CWE-674

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 8:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 8:10 PM
Reserved: Apr 29, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:56 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 2:56 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:57 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:57 AM

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