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CVE-2014-5012· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows denial of service.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 10, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.2% · 68th percentile
CWE
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Action score

26

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.2%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
dompdf projectdompdf

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • dompdf project dompdfbefore 0.6.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12php-dompdfbefore 0.6.2+dfsg-10.6.2+dfsg-1
Packagistdompdf/dompdffrom 0.6 · before 0.6.20.6.2

Same product

dompdf project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-28368Dompdf 1.2.1 allows remote code execution via a .php file in the src:url field of an @font-face Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) statement (with
    64This week
  • CVE-2023-24813URI validation failure on SVG parsing. Bypass of CVE-2023-23924
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-23924URI validation failure on SVG parsing in Dompdf
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-3902Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in dompdf/dompdf
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-3838PHAR Deserialization in dompdf/dompdf
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2014-5013DOMPDF before 0.6.2 allows remote code execution, a related issue to CVE-2014-2383.
    36Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:php-dompdf0.6.2+dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:dompdf/dompdf0.6.2Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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