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CVE-2008-2950

The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a pageWidgets object even if it is not

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.12333
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
poppler<= 0.8.4
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localPoppler 0.8.4 - libpoppler Uninitialized pointer Code Executionverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 6032www.exploit-db.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD07 Jul 2008 · 11:41 PM
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Vendor Advisories

2
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11181-1
usnUSN-631-1
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References & Sources

19
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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
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