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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27778
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-27778
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published December 3, 2020
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| poppler | Debian:12 | 0.85.0-2 |
| poppler | Debian:14 | 0.85.0-2 |
| poppler | Debian:13 | 0.85.0-2 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | 0 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 0 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 3, 2020 CVE Published
- Oct 26, 2026 CVE Updated
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