CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-23872

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

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xml Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/10 Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-11-10 10:15

Updated : 2021-11-12 10:09

NVD link : CVE-2020-23872

Mitre link : CVE-2020-23872

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-476