Denial of Service Vulnerability in Poppler PDF Conversion
CVE-2020-27778

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Freedesktop

Status
Poppler
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 December 2020

What is CVE-2020-27778?

A vulnerability exists in the Poppler library related to the conversion of specific PDF files to HTML format. By exploiting this flaw, a remote attacker can deliver a crafted PDF file that triggers the 'pdftohtml' program to malfunction and crash, leading to a denial of service. This can disrupt service and affect application availability, underscoring the importance of applying security updates and monitoring systems for signs of exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

poppler poppler 0.76.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1900712
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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