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CVE-2023-33802

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS)...

5.5 MediumPublic exploit

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Up 0.3 points since Jul 27, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Record
CVE-2023-33802
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Record
CVE-2023-33802
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37953 No score

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Record
EUVD-2023-37953
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhq9-63xw-5x49 5.5

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS)...

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Record
GHSA-mhq9-63xw-5x49
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

A buffer overflow in SumatraPDF Reader v3.4.6 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted text file.

Record
CVE-2023-33802
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubCDACesec/CVE-2023-338022023-05-18

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-33802 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf, published July 26, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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