Buffer overflow in Science-Miner Pdf2xml
CVE-2020-23874
pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Science-Miner Pdf2xml — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html (Technical Description)
- github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xml (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/12 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-23874?
- CVE-2020-23874 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Science-Miner Pdf2xml, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-11-10.
- How severe is CVE-2020-23874?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-23874 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.