Denial of Service Vulnerability in Poppler by Freedesktop
CVE-2020-36024

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Freedesktop

Status
Poppler
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 August 2023
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What is CVE-2020-36024?

A flaw in Poppler version 20.12.1 enables remote attackers to induce a denial of service through specially crafted PDF files, targeting the FoFiType1C::convertToType1 function. This vulnerability can compromise application availability and disrupt normal operations when untrusted PDFs are processed.

References

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1016
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg0...
mailing-list

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2020-36024 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Poppler by Freedesktop