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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…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/29869 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:173 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11226 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1265/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:089 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29884 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30019 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29885 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019893 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28830 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29853 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29851 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29816 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:197 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0239.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1548 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2008/dsa-1606 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200804-18.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29868 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1266/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0262.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31035 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41884 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30033 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29836 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29834 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2008-0238.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00522.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-603-2 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-603-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30717 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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