CVE-2020-23872

HIGH

pdf2xml 2.0 - Denial of Service via TextPage::restoreState NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/10

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0136
EPSS Percentile 68.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
science-miner/pdf2xml 2.0
Published Nov 10, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026