CVE-2009-1144

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse xpdfrc file in the current working directory, related to an unset SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro in a Gentoo build process that uses the poppler library.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34610 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-07.xml vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200023 vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242930 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34401 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/53529 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1144?
CVE-2009-1144 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1144?
To fix CVE-2009-1144, 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-2009-1144 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1144 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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