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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler
- Poppler — versions before 0.21.4
- Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 3.02
- openSUSE — versions 12.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5.0, 6.0
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
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.