Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-27778
Potential exploit
A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2020-27778
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-27778
0.37%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 56 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-27778
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
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 |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-27778
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The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-27778
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 3120-1] poppler security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1900712
1900712 – (CVE-2020-27778) CVE-2020-27778 poppler: pdftohtml: access to uninitialized pointer could lead to DoSExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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