Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-2662

Xpdfreader Xpdf ≤ 4.04

Public PoC
Published
11 May 2023
Modified
24 January 2025
CVSS Score v3.1 2.9
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0028 20th percentile
Risk Priority 26 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-2662 is a low-severity Divide By Zero (CWE-369) vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf. Its CVSS base score is 2.9 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 20th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A10:2025 Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In Xpdf 4.04 (and earlier), a bad color space object in the input PDF file can cause a divide-by-zero.

CWE(s)
CWE-369

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

xpdfreader
xpdf
≤ 4.04

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly include code analysis, input validation, and testing that prevent divide-by-zero errors.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover divide-by-zero flaws via static analysis or testing.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching and replacement can remediate divide-by-zero bugs present in deployed software.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development can detect divide-by-zero conditions before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes input validation and error-handling practices that can prevent divide-by-zero faults.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate checks for zero denominators and safe arithmetic handling.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive coding patterns that avoid arithmetic exceptions.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require validation to prevent divide-by-zero and similar runtime faults.

References