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CVE-2012-2142

Published: Jan 9, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The error function in Error.cc in poppler before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a PDF containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

poppler
oss-projectaka poppler-utils
popplerLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
freedesktop
oss-projectaka freedesktop.org
poppler
OSS Libraries
xpdfreader
aka xpdf
xpdfOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6
openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5
openwall.com
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40
cgit.freedesktop.org
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