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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.