CVE-2012-2142
Published: 9 January 2020
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | per Debian, xpdf not affected |
| mdeslaur | needs a backport |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
poppler Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| quantal |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| raring |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| saucy |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [0.24.0-0ubuntu1])
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(0.24.0)
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(0.24.0-0ubuntu1)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 |
||
|
xpdf Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| quantal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| raring |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| saucy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| utopic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| vivid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| wily |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |