CVE-2020-36024 (GCVE-0-2020-36024)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:25
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
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