Multiple vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2013-4472 CVE-2013-7296 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-59 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Poppler Client/Desktop applications / Office applications |
| Vendor | Freedesktop.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Link following
EUVDB-ID: #VU41775
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4472
CWE-ID:
CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.
The openTempFile function in goo/gfile.cc in Xpdf and Poppler 0.24.3 and earlier, when running on a system other than Unix, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPoppler: 0.24.0 - 0.24.2
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://osvdb.org/99064
https://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/181
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/183
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU42107
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7296
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The JBIG2Stream::readSegments method in JBIG2Stream.cc in Poppler before 0.24.5 does not use the correct specifier within a format string, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPoppler: 0.1 - 0.24.2
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop_org:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=58e04a08afee39370283c494ee2e4e392fd3b684
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/125710.html
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/105
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/97
https://secunia.com/advisories/56567
https://secunia.com/advisories/56776
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-21.xml
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048199
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90552
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
