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)
|
|
| focal |
Released
(0.19-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(0.20-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(0.12-4ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(0.20-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(0.12-6ubuntu0.2)
|
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 |