Out-of-bounds Write Affecting pdfresurrect package, versions <0.20-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PDFRESURRECT-559085
  • published2 Mar 2020
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-9549  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 pdfresurrect to version 0.20-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pdfresurrect package and not the pdfresurrect package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

In PDFResurrect 0.12 through 0.19, get_type in pdf.c has an out-of-bounds write via a crafted PDF document.

CVSS Scores

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