CVE-2012-2142

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-2142
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-09 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-15 18:30:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Freedesktop Poppler All All All All
Application Freedesktop Poppler All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 12.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Application Xpdfreader Xpdf 3.02 All All All
Application Xpdfreader Xpdf 3.02 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2013:1371-1: moderate: poppler: fixed terminal escape sequen MISC lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: [CVE assignment notification] CVE-2012-2142 poppler, xpdf: Insufficient sanitization of escape sequences in the error message {AKA request for feedback if CVE to be marked as disputed / rejected} MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
789936 – (CVE-2012-2142) CVE-2012-2142 poppler, xpdf: Insufficient sanitization of escape sequences in the error messages MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - [CVE assignment notification] CVE-2012-2142 poppler, xpdf: Insufficient sanitization of escape sequences in the error message {AKA request for feedback if CVE to be marked as disputed / rejected} MISC www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
poppler/poppler - The poppler pdf rendering library (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler) MISC cgit.freedesktop.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
poppler/poppler - The poppler pdf rendering library (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler) MISC cgit.freedesktop.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
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