Is CVE-2020-36024 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-36024 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-36024?

CVE-2020-36024 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-36024?

CVE-2020-36024 has an EPSS score of 0.52% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36024?

Upgrade poppler on debian 11 to 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u2 or later. Fixes are available for 37 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-36024

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file to FoFiType1C::convertToType1 function.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

popplerDebian

Fixed in:20.09.0-3.1+deb11u2CVE-2020-36024

Fixed in:22.08.0-2CVE-2020-36024

popplerRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

popplerRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cppRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cppRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cpp-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cpp-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cpp-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-cpp-develRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-develRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glibRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glibRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-develRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-docRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-glib-docRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5Red Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5Rocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-qt5-develRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-utilsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-utilsRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-utils-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

poppler-utils-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:20.11.0-11.el8RHSA-2024:2979

libpoppler58Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3USN-6299-1

libpoppler73Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1USN-6299-1

libpoppler97Ubuntu

Fixed in:0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3USN-6299-1

popplerUbuntu

Fixed in:0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3USN-6299-1

Fixed in:0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1USN-6299-1

Fixed in:0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3USN-6299-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gitlab.freedesktop.org

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.debian.org

Other references1

lists.debian.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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