VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.94% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- freedesktop/poppler · xpdfreader/xpdf · redhat/enterprise linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.