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CVE-2008-2950 Detail

Description

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.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.5 HIGH
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (07/08/2008)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of poppler as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, or other PDF parsing applications derived from the xpdf code as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/30963
http://secunia.com/advisories/30963
http://secunia.com/advisories/31002
http://secunia.com/advisories/31002
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
http://secunia.com/advisories/31267
http://secunia.com/advisories/31267
http://secunia.com/advisories/31405
http://secunia.com/advisories/31405
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020435
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020435
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43619
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43619
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (including)
0.8.4

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2950
NVD Published Date:
07/07/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE