CVE-2020-23804 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	0.89.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-674

References

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/936ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/936ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-23804?

CVE-2020-23804 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

How severe is CVE-2020-23804?

CVE-2020-23804 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-23804?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler, Debian Debian Linux.