Vulnerability · Published Nov 20, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-20740
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 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
PDFResurrect before 0.20 lack of header validation checks causes heap-buffer-overflow in pdf_get_version().
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pdfresurrect | 0.21-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20740 |
| Debian:13 | pdfresurrect | 0.21-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20740 |
| Debian:14 | pdfresurrect | 0.21-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-20740 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/14 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commit/1b422459f07353adce2878806d5247d9e91fb397 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201201 [SECURITY] [DLA 2475-1] pdfresurrect security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- FEDORA-2020-92195be0e2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-e9f9bb77a0 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA