#VU41775 Link following in Poppler - CVE-2013-4472

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41775

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

Description

The 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Poppler: 0.24.0 - 0.24.2

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External links
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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.