CVE-2020-23876 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in pdf2xml allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-23876?
CVE-2020-23876 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the function TextPage::testLinkedText.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Science-Miner Pdf2xml.
How do I fix CVE-2020-23876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23876 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-2020-23876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cqv-55pw-mrcp.