Buffer overflow in Pdfresurrect Project
CVE-2020-20740
PDFResurrect before 0.20 lack of header validation checks causes heap-buffer-overflow in pdf_get_version().
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pdfresurrect Project
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/14 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commit/1b422459f07353adce2878806d5247d9e91fb397 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00002.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-20740?
- CVE-2020-20740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdfresurrect Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2020-20740?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.