A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML.
Priority LOW 37CWE-824Published · 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
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-824 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02201 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 3 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | poppler | poppler 0.76.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- poppler Vendor— Affected poppler 0.76.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.76.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.76.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:1881 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderatepoppler and evince security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) evince-devel-3.28.4-11.el8, poppler-cpp-20.11.0-2.el8, poppler-cpp-devel-20.11.0-2.el8 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) evince-3.28.4-11.el8, evince-browser-plugin-3.28.4-11.el8, evince-libs-3.28.4-11.el8 +4
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1881 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1881 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27778
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9f25-w4h3-5q5x
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-27778 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27778 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9f25-w4h3-5q5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-27778 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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