What is CVE-2020-23872?

CVE-2020-23872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Science-Miner Pdf2xml, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-23872?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Science-Miner Pdf2xml

CVE-2020-23872

A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).

EPSS: 0.014 (68.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Science-miner Pdf2xml — versions 2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23872?: CVE-2020-23872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Science-Miner Pdf2xml, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-23872?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.