// For flags

CVE-2020-27778

poppler: pdftohtml: access to uninitialized pointer could lead to DoS

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.

Se encontró un fallo en Poppler en la manera en que determinados archivos PDF se convertían a HTML. Un atacante remoto podría explotar este fallo proporcionando un archivo PDF malicioso que, cuando se procesaba por el programa "pdftohtml", bloquearía la aplicación y provocaría una denegación de servicio

A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. This flaw allows a remote attacker to provide a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, crashes the application, causing a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-10-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-11-26 CVE Published
  • 2023-08-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Freedesktop
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 Poppler
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler"
 < 0.76.0
Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version " < 0.76.0"
-
Affected
Redhat
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 Enterprise Linux
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 8.0
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-
Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 10.0
Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"
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Affected