5.5

CVE-2023-34872: freedesktop poppler Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2023-0348SUSE-SU-2023:4291-1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34872
Published 31-07-2023Last modified 04-11-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-34872 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.91%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
SUSE-SU-2023:4363-1USN-6273-1

Timeline

  1. 31-07-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in Outline.cc for Poppler prior to 23.06.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) (crash) via a crafted PDF file in OutlineItem::open.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.90% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse3 products
  • poppler-qt5&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.1
  • poppler-qt6&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.1
  • poppler&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.2
Suse3 products
  • poppler-qt5&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.1
  • poppler&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.2
  • poppler&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5< 23.01.0-150500.3.5.2
Debian1 product
  • poppler< 22.12.0-2+deb12u1 | < 24.02.0-2
Freedesktop1 product
Mageia1 product
  • poppler< 23.02.0-1.1.mga9
Ubuntu1 product
  • poppler< 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2

6 vendors · 10 products

References

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