Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-27778 |
CWE-ID | CWE-824 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system poppler (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component evince (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82603
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27778
CWE-ID:
CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when converting PDF files to HTML. A remote attacker can trick the victim to convert a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian: 8.0
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64: 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 8.0
poppler (Red Hat package): before 20.11.0-2.el8
evince (Red Hat package): before 3.28.4-11.el8
CPE2.3https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1881
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.