A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.0 allows…
Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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-476.
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference in the function TextPage::restoreState of pdf2xml v2.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01406 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Science-miner |
- cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Science-miner
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52x5-63xf-5w3p
References
More Science-miner Pdf2xml vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-14701 pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a stack buffer overflow in the component getObjectStream. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-14699 pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::addAttributsNode. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-14698 pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow in the function TextPage::dump. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-14700 pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the function TextPage::testLinkedText. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-23872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-23872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52x5-63xf-5w3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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