Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9549
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pdfresurrect package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In PDFResurrect 0.12 through 0.19, get_type in pdf.c has an out-of-bounds write via a crafted PDF document.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pdfresurrect | 0.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9549 |
| Debian:13 | pdfresurrect | 0.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9549 |
| Debian:14 | pdfresurrect | 0.20-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9549 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/8 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200305 [SECURITY] [DLA 2134-1] pdfresurrect security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST