Vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2012-2142
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.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler
- Poppler — versions before 0.21.4
- Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 3.02
- Opensuse — versions 12.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2142?
- CVE-2012-2142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2012-2142?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.