CVE-2020-22336
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code...
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
CVE-2020-22336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
CVE-2020-22336- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-15100 No score
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
EUVD-2020-15100- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97fv-3j93-j8jm
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code...
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
GHSA-97fv-3j93-j8jm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
CVE-2020-22336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-22336
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-22336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-22336
An issue was discovered in pdfcrack 0.17 thru 0.18, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a stack overflow in the MD5 function.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-22336- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pdfcrackDebian:12 |
before 0.19-1 | 0.19-1 |
pdfcrackDebian:13 |
before 0.19-1 | 0.19-1 |
pdfcrackDebian:14 |
before 0.19-1 | 0.19-1 |
pdfcrackDebian:10 |
before 0.16-3+deb10u1, plus listed versions 0.16-3 |
0.16-3+deb10u1 |
pdfcrackUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.14-20.15-10.15-2 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16-1 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.17-20.18-10.18-2 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.19-2 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.20-1 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.20-10.21-1 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.21-1build1 |
None known |
pdfcrackUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.21-10.21-1build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-22336 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pdfcrack Project Pdfcrack, published July 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in pdfcrack 0.19-1.