CVE-2020-23872 : A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.

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

Published 2021-11-10 22:15:07

Updated 2021-11-12 22:09:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2020-23872

Science-miner » Pdf2xml » Version: 2.0
cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.34%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 56 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xml

Poc/pdf2xml at master · Aurorainfinity/Poc · GitHub
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CVEs referencing this url
https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/10

NULL-pointer-dereference-TextPage-restoreState · Issue #10 · kermitt2/pdf2xml · GitHub
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