CVE-2020-23874
CVE-2020-23874 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Science-miner Pdf2xml with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-787.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 7.5
- EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (79th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-787
- Affected product: Science-miner Pdf2xml
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-23874?
- pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode.
- How severe is CVE-2020-23874?
- CVE-2020-23874 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2020-23874 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (79th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2020-23874?
- CVE-2020-23874 affects Science-miner Pdf2xml. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2020-23874?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2020-23874 published?
- CVE-2020-23874 was published on 2021-11-10 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xml
- https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/12
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
More vulnerabilities in Science-miner Pdf2xml
- CVE-2020-23877 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow in the component getObjectStream.
- CVE-2020-23873 — Critical (CVSS 9.8): pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::dump.
- CVE-2020-23876 — High (CVSS 7.5): pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the function TextPage::testLinkedText.
- CVE-2020-23872 — High (CVSS 7.5): A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of…
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