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CVE-2020-23804

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  • Published2023-08-22
  • WeaknessCWE-674

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Description

Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-08-2219:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Freedesktop poppler
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.89= 0.89.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libpoppler73TuxCare:Ubuntu:18.04all versions · fixed in 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+tuxcare.els2and 11 other packages
  • popplerUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2
  • popplerUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4
  • popplerUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3
  • popplerUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4
  • popplerSUSE:Manager Server 4.2all versions · fixed in 0.79.0-150200.3.21.2
  • popplerSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2all versions · fixed in 0.79.0-150200.3.21.2
  • popplerSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 0.24.4-14.36.2

27 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-23804 Red Hat Product Security

    poppler: uncontrolled recursion in pdfinfo and pdftops

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-08-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-cwfg-vhjr-jvv6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-23804?

Uncontrolled Recursion in pdfinfo, and pdftops in poppler 0.89.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Is CVE-2020-23804 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-23804 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-23804?

CVE-2020-23804 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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