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CVE-2020-35702

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-35702 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DCTStream::getChars function of Poppler, triggered by a specially crafted PDF document. While initially attributed to Poppler 20.12.1, later analysis indicates it primarily impacts builds from Poppler git clones in late December 2020, not the official release. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector requiring user interaction, with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
20.12.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:20.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.86%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
54.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0086 is in the 52nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2020-35702Moderate

poppler: heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted PDF document

Dec 20, 2020

References

gitlab.freedesktop.org / poppler/poppler/-/issues/1011
ExploitVendor Advisory