Buffer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2013-4473
Stack-based buffer overflow in the extractPages function in utils/pdfseparate.cc in poppler before 0.24.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a source filename.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.071 (93.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4473?
- CVE-2013-4473 is a vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-11-23.
- Is CVE-2013-4473 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.