CVE-2012-2142
"Able2Extract Poppler Terminal Escape Sequences Code Injection"
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 9, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 15, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2142
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-2142.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html | Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 No Types Assigned http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f No Types Assigned http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.21.4 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2142 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2142
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.32 }} 0.07%
score
0.66075
percentile