CVE-2008-2950

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.97% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2950?
CVE-2008-2950 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2950?
To fix CVE-2008-2950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2950 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2950 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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