CVE-2020-23877 describes a critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability in pdf2xml v2.0, specifically within the getObjectStream component. This flaw carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating a severe risk due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates are currently available, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage, the vulnerability remains a significant threat due to its high impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.