7.5high

CVE-2008-2950in critical feed1 exploit

The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a pageWidgets object even if it is not initialized by a P…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
15.0%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a pageWidgets object even if it is not initialized by a Page constructor, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

15.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-6032 Poppler 0.8.4 - libpoppler Uninitialized pointer Code Execution · local · 2008-07-08

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • wiki.rpath.com /Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/6032 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/30963 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/2024/references · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31002 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/30107 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • ocert.org /advisories/ocert-2008-007.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31267 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • ubuntu.com /usn/usn-631-1 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31405 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43619 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • mandriva.com /security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3977 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1020435 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/31167 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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