CVE-2020-18750 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in pdf2json 0.69 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by converting a crafted PDF file.

Published: 2021-02-05

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:flowpaper:pdf2json:0.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-10667	Buffer overflow in pdf2json 0.69 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by converting a crafted PDF file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00536.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/commit/80bf71f16c804108fd933e267fe31692aaa509b4
https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/issues/22

History

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Subscriptions

Flowpaper Pdf2json

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-05T18:06:41.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:08:29.756Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-18750

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-05T19:15:11.917

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:59:27.280

Link: CVE-2020-18750

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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