CVE-2020-20740

HIGH

pdfresurrect < 0.20 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in pdf_get_version()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

PDFResurrect before 0.20 lack of header validation checks causes heap-buffer-overflow in pdf_get_version().

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/14
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00002.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 60.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
pdfresurrect_project/pdfresurrect < 0.20
Published Nov 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026