# CVE-2020-18750: Buffer overflow in pdf2json 0.69 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by converting a crafted PDF file.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-02-05 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in pdf2json 0.69 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by converting a crafted PDF file.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/issues/22
- https://github.com/flexpaper/pdf2json/commit/80bf71f16c804108fd933e267fe31692aaa509b4

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