Vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2020-23804
Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.89.0
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/936 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-23804?
- CVE-2020-23804 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-23804?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.