An issue has been found in function CCITTFaxStream::lookChar in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows…
Priority LOW 26CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue has been found in function CCITTFaxStream::lookChar in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service due to an invalid write of size 2 .
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00634 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-19475
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh48-crf5-rw59
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Flowpaper Pdf2json vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-14702 pdf2json v0.71 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow in the component XRef::fetch. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-10754 An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-10753 An issue has been found in PDF2JSON 0.69. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-14703 pdf2json v0.71 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference in the component ObjectStream::getObject. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-13460 Buffer overflow in pdf2json 0.69 allows local users to execute arbitrary code by converting a crafted PDF file. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-13627 An issue has been found in function Gfx::doShowText in PDF2JSON 0.70 that allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-19475 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-19475 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh48-crf5-rw59 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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