# CVE-2020-20740: PDFResurrect before 0.20 lack of header validation checks causes heap-buffer-overflow in pdf\_get\_version().

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PDFResurrect before 0.20 lack of header validation checks causes heap-buffer-overflow in pdf_get_version().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/issues/14
- https://github.com/enferex/pdfresurrect/commit/1b422459f07353adce2878806d5247d9e91fb397
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00002.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZOIEVFM3SIMAEOFJKKMYH2TLZ7PXLSUD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JMEEEPBBGER5LPABBRVZLMCC6Z24RBXW/

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