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CVE-2023-31794 (GCVE-0-2023-31794)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-31 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-05 20:10
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-05 20:09 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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