CVE-2012-2142
Slackware Security Advisory - xpdf Updates
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La función error en el archivo Error.cc en poppler versiones anteriores a 0.21.4, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos arbitrarios por medio de un PDF que contiene una secuencia de escape para un emulador terminal.
New xpdf packages are available for Slackware 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0, and -current to fix a security issue. Related CVE Numbers: CVE-2012-2142.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2012-04-04 CVE Reserved
- 2013-08-23 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936 | Issue Tracking |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 | 2024-08-06 | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Freedesktop Search vendor "Freedesktop" | Poppler Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" | < 0.21.4 Search vendor "Freedesktop" for product "Poppler" and version " < 0.21.4" | - |
Affected
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| Xpdfreader Search vendor "Xpdfreader" | Xpdf Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf" | 3.02 Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf" and version "3.02" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
Affected
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
Affected
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 12.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "12.2" | - |
Affected
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