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
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: 0.071 (94.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.071 · newest: 0.071 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.debian.org/723124 (Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/56567 (third-party-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2958-1 (vendor-advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/utils/pdfseparate.cc (Exploit, Patch)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/NEWS
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63368 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/29/1 (mailing-list)
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.