VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-23874
pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.13% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- science-miner/pdf2xml
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/12Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.htmlTechnical Description
- https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/12Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.