Code Execution Vulnerability in Poppler by Freedesktop.org
CVE-2012-2142

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Poppler

Status
Poppler
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 January 2020

What is CVE-2012-2142?

The vulnerability in the Error function of Error.cc in Poppler versions before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting a malicious PDF file that contains escape sequences targeting a terminal emulator.

Affected Version(s)

poppler before 0.21.4

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5
x_refsource_MISC
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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