Buffer overflow in Pdfresurrect Project
CVE-2020-9549
In PDFResurrect 0.12 through 0.19, get_type in pdf.c has an out-of-bounds write via a crafted PDF document.
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: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pdfresurrect Project
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/8 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9549?
- CVE-2020-9549 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pdfresurrect Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9549?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9549 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.