Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-3436

Xpdfreader Xpdf 4.04

Published
27 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 3.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0017 7th percentile
Risk Priority 28 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-3436 is a low-severity Deadlock (CWE-833) vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf. Its CVSS base score is 3.3 (Low).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Xpdf 4.04 will deadlock on a PDF object stream whose "Length" field is itself in another object stream.

CWE(s)
CWE-833CWE-667

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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T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
attack.mitre.org →
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control privilege elevation to gain higher-level permissions.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2024-3247Same product: Xpdfreader Xpdf
CVE-2023-2664Same product: Xpdfreader Xpdf
CVE-2023-2663Same product: Xpdfreader Xpdf
CVE-2023-26930Same product: Xpdfreader Xpdf

Affected Assets

xpdfreader
xpdf
4.04

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V15.4.3

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

PL-6 Security-related Activity Planning
addresses: CWE-833

Advance scheduling and deconfliction of security tasks lowers the chance that overlapping operations will produce deadlock conditions on shared resources.

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 reviews, static analysis, and concurrency standards that prevent improper locking.

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 deadlock conditions through stress and concurrency testing.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle requires deadlock analysis and avoidance techniques during design and coding.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate proper lock acquisition/release patterns.

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

Secure system architecture principles include concurrency controls and resource-locking discipline that prevent deadlock.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards mandate safe lock ordering, timeouts, and deadlock detection patterns.

A.8.32 Change management partial match
prevents

Change management may catch locking issues introduced by modifications but does not prevent the weakness itself.

References