RCE in Poppler
CVE-2008-2950
The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a pageWidgets object even if it is not initialized by a Page constructor, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.150 (96.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.143 · newest: 0.150 · change: +0.007
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/30963 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/31002 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml (vendor-advisory)
- www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-2950?
- CVE-2008-2950 is a vulnerability in Poppler, classified under Code Injection. Published 2008-07-07.
- Is CVE-2008-2950 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.