CVE-2020-36023
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (16)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2051poppler: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in poppler ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-36023/cnnvd
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1013cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4692cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4770cnnvd
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1013enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1013ExploitIssue TrackingPatchnvd
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