CVE-2020-19475 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in PDF2JSON via an invalid memory write in the CCITTFaxStream::lookChar 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-2020-19475?
CVE-2020-19475 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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 CCITTFaxStream::lookChar in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service due to an invalid write of size 2 .
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-19475?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flowpaper Pdf2json.
How do I fix CVE-2020-19475?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-19475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-19475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-19475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qh48-crf5-rw59.