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CVE-2009-1144

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges v

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse xpdfrc file in the current working directory, related to an unset SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro in a Gentoo build process that uses the poppler library.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.0009
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

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

3
foolabs xpdfall versions
glyphandcog xpdfreader<= 3.02
glyphandcog xpdfreaderall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.9
MEDIUM · 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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD09 Apr 2009 · 03:08 PM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200023Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242930Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/53529
http://secunia.com/advisories/34610Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-07.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34401
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