CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-2142

Published: Jan 09, 2020 | Modified: Jan 15, 2020
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW

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.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Poppler Freedesktop * 0.21.4 (excluding)
Poppler Ubuntu lucid *
Poppler Ubuntu precise *
Poppler Ubuntu quantal *
Poppler Ubuntu raring *
Poppler Ubuntu upstream *

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