3.3

CVE-2013-4472: freedesktop poppler Link Following

CVSS: 3.3v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4472
Published 22-04-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4472 is a low (CVSS 3.3) Link Following vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
13/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.3/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The openTempFile function in goo/gfile.cc in Xpdf and Poppler 0.24.3 and earlier, when running on a system other than Unix, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • popplerAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • xpdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
Freedesktop1 product
  • poppler≤ 0.24.3 | 0.24.0 | 0.24.1 | 0.24.2

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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