CVE-2008-2950
N/A
Published: July 7, 2008 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPoppler
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 15%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html
References (20)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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