Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-23804
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the poppler package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | 20.09.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23804 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | 20.09.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23804 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 20.09.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-23804 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3 | USN-6508-1 |