CVE-2008-1693
The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.94%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.94% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- poppler/poppler
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29816
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29834
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29836
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29851
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29868
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29869
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29885
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30019
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30033
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31035
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-18.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019893
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1548Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1606
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:089
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:173
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:197
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0238.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0239.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0262.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28830
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1265/references
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.