CVE-2020-36023: freedesktop poppler Infinite Loop
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36023DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36023
Published 11-08-2023Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-36023 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 1.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 11-08-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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::cvtGlyph function.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.17% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.17%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.freedesktop.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- poppler< 22.08.0-2
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler20.12.1
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1 | < 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3
3 vendors · 3 products
