CVE-2008-2950

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Poppler 0.8.4 - libpoppler Uninitialized pointer Code Execution2008-07-08 · local · linux · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

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