Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-18839
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the poppler package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in HtmlOutputDev::page in poppler 0.75.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | 0.85.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18839 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | 0.85.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18839 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 0.85.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-18839 |