CVE-2020-23680 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in the text2pdf library via the StartPage function, potentially affecting applications using this component.
- 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-2020-23680?
CVE-2020-23680 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 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 was discovered in function StartPage in text2pdf.c in pdfcorner text2pdf 1.1, allows attackers to cause denial of service or possibly other undisclosed impacts.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23680?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Text2pdf Project Text2pdf.
How do I fix CVE-2020-23680?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23680 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-2020-23680 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23680 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgjh-9pjx-h2r6.