Vulnerability · Published Dec 26, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-35376
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the xpdf package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Xpdf 4.02 allows stack consumption because of an incorrect subroutine reference in a Type 1C font charstring, related to the FoFiType1C::getOp() function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xpdf | 4.03-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35376 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-35376 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42066 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-4a437fe032 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-013d9a30e0 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA