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CVE-2012-2142

The error function in Error.cc in poppler before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a PDF containing an escape sequence for a ter…

Impact

The error function in Error.cc in poppler before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a PDF containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
FreedesktopPoppler
before 0.21.4
XpdfreaderXpdf
Version 3.02
RedhatEnterprise Linux
Versions 5.0, 6.0
OpensuseOpensuse
Version 12.2

References