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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-01-09 21:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:13

NVD link : CVE-2012-2142

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2142

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2142

JSON object : View

Products Affected

freedesktop

poppler

xpdfreader

xpdf

redhat

enterprise_linux

opensuse

opensuse

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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