What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35990?

CVE-2020-35990 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Pdf Reader CVE-2020-35990

MEDIUM

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2023-08-11 cve@mitre.org

Denial Of Service Buffer Overflow Pdf Reader

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 11, 2023 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in cFilenameInit parameter in browseForDoc function in Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 10.1.0.37527, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Buffer Overflow vulnerability in cFilenameInit parameter in browseForDoc function in Foxit Software Foxit PDF Reader version 10.1.0.37527, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via crafted .pdf file. Affected products include: Foxit Pdf Reader. Version information: version 10.1.0.37527.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.