Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-36023
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 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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::cvtGlyph function.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | 22.08.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36023 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | 22.08.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36023 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 22.08.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36023 |