VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-36024
An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file to FoFiType1C::convertToType1 function.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file to FoFiType1C::convertToType1 function.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1016Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1016Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.