CVE-2020-27778

poppler: pdftohtml: access to uninitialized pointer could lead to DoS

Published Dec 3, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3120-1 poppler security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20282 A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4646-1 poppler vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 3, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 22, 2019, 12:00 AM