CVE-2014-5012

DOMPDF denial of service vulnerability

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2014-5012 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Dompdf Project Dompdf, published January 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in dompdf/dompdf 0.6.2.

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.23%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: CVE-2014-5012
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: CVE-2014-5012
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-4917 No score

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: EUVD-2022-4917
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q83c-64c9-c42m 6.5

DOMPDF denial of service vulnerability

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: GHSA-q83c-64c9-c42m
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: CVE-2014-5012
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-5012 6.5

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5012
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-q83c-64c9-c42m 6.5

DOMPDF denial of service vulnerability

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: GHSA-q83c-64c9-c42m
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-5012 6.5

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-5012
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-6277-1 No score

php-dompdf vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Dompdf was not properly validating untrusted input when processing HTML content under certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-5011, CVE-2014-5012, CVE-2014-5013)

It was discovered that Dompdf was not properly validating processed HTML content that referenced PHAR files, which could result in the deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3838)

It was discovered that Dompdf was not properly validating processed HTML content that referenced both a remote base and a local file, which could result in the bypass of a chroot check. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-2400)

Record: USN-6277-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

dompdf project dompdf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`dompdf/dompdf` Packagist	0.6 up to 0.6.2	0.6.2
`php-dompdf` Debian:12	before 0.6.2+dfsg-1	0.6.2+dfsg-1
`dompdf/dompdf` Packagist	0.6 up to 0.6.2, plus listed versions v0.6.0v0.6.1	0.6.2
`php-dompdf` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	before 0.6.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1, plus listed versions 0.6.1+dfsg-20.6.1+dfsg-2build10.6.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1	0.6.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1
`php-dompdf` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	before 0.6.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions 0.6.2+dfsg-3	0.6.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
`php-dompdf` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	before 0.6.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 0.6.2+dfsg-3	0.6.2+dfsg-3ubuntu0.20.04.1

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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