CVE-2020-36023

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::cvtGlyph function.
Infinite Loop
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 21%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
freedesktoppoppler
20.12.1
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
poppler
bookworm
22.12.0-2
fixed
bullseye
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
sid
24.08.0-3
fixed
trixie
24.08.0-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
poppler
bionic
Fixed 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1
released
focal
Fixed 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3
released
jammy
not-affected
lunar
not-affected
trusty
ignored
xenial
Fixed 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3
released
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
libpoppler-glib8
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
libpoppler-qt4-4
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
libpoppler60
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
poppler-tools
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
0.43.0-16.40.1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1013
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.html
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1013
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html