Improper input validation in Poppler
CVE-2008-1693
The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/29869 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11226 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1265/references (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29884 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30019 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29885 (third-party-advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1693?
- CVE-2008-1693 is a vulnerability in Poppler, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2008-04-18.
- Is CVE-2008-1693 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.