Vulnerability · Published Jun 2, 2023 · Assigned by GandC
CVE-2023-3044Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to very large page size
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in Xpdf from Xpdf. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | xpdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | xpdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xpdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | xpdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | xpdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3044 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-369 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L