CVE-2020-9549
Published: 2 March 2020
In PDFResurrect 0.12 through 0.19, get_type in pdf.c has an out-of-bounds write via a crafted PDF document.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that PDFResurrect incorrectly handled certain memory operations during PDF summary generation. An attacker could use this to cause out-of-bounds writes, resulting in a denial of service (system crash) or arbitrary code execution.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
pdfresurrect Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.14-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(0.12-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(0.20-1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.12-6ubuntu0.2)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
focal |
Released
(0.19-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |