CVE-2020-19472 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in PDF2JSON via an invalid read in the DCTStream::readHuffSym function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-19472?
CVE-2020-19472 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue has been found in function DCTStream::readHuffSym in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service due to an invalid read of size 2 .
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-19472?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flowpaper Pdf2json.
How do I fix CVE-2020-19472?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-19472 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-19472 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-19472 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vg6q-g7j8-v7fr.