7.8

CVE-2012-2142: freedesktop poppler

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2013-0261DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142
Published 09-01-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-2142 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference

Timeline

  1. 09-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.94% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • xpdf< 3.03-2.1.mga2
  • xpdf< 3.03-4.1.mga3
Debian1 product
  • poppler< 0.18.4-7
Freedesktop1 product
Opensuse1 product
Poppler1 product
Redhat1 product
Xpdfreader1 product

7 vendors · 8 products

References

10 links