Buffer overflow in Flowpaper Pdf2json

CVE-2020-19475

An issue has been found in function CCITTFaxStream::lookChar in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service due to an invalid write of size 2 .

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-19475?
CVE-2020-19475 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flowpaper Pdf2json, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-19475?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.