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.

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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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