USN-6299-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6299-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6299-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6299-1
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Published
2023-08-17T19:33:23.111699Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:33Z
Summary
poppler vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36023, CVE-2020-36024)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler@0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3

Affected versions

0.*

0.33.0-0ubuntu3
0.37.0-0ubuntu1
0.38.0-0ubuntu1
0.41.0-0ubuntu1
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.3
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.4
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.6
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.7
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.8
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.13
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.15
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm1
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-poppler-0.18",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp0",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib8",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-private-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt4-4",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt4-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-1",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler58",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "poppler-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36023",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36024",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler@0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.57.0-2ubuntu4
0.57.0-2ubuntu5
0.62.0-1ubuntu1
0.62.0-2ubuntu1
0.62.0-2ubuntu2
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.11
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-poppler-0.18",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp0v5",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib8",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-private-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-1",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler73",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "poppler-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36023",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36024",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler@0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

0.*

0.80.0-0ubuntu1
0.80.0-0ubuntu3
0.80.0-0ubuntu4
0.80.0-0ubuntu5
0.85.0-1ubuntu1
0.85.0-1ubuntu3
0.86.1-0ubuntu1
0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
0.86.1-0ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-poppler-0.18",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp0v5",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib8",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-private-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-1",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpoppler97",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "poppler-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36023",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-36024",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}