# CVE-2020-35702: DCTStream::getChars in DCTStream.cc in Poppler 20.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted PDF document.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-12-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

DCTStream::getChars in DCTStream.cc in Poppler 20.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted PDF document. NOTE: later reports indicate that this only affects builds from Poppler git clones in late December 2020, not the 20.12.1 release. In this situation, it should NOT be considered a Poppler vulnerability. However, several third-party Open Source projects directly rely on Poppler git clones made at arbitrary times, and therefore the CVE remains useful to users of those projects

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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1011

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