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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

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

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