CVE-2020-36024
CVSS v3
5.5
MEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Packages
- popplerAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 20.11.0-11.el8and 9 other packages
Vendor advisories
poppler: NULL pointer dereference in `FoFiType1C::convertToType1`
poppler as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update
Description
An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file to FoFiType1C::convertToType1 function.
Technical details
- Published
- 2023-08-11
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