CVE-2012-2142
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 9, 2020 at 08:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:41 PM UTC
5 products affected across 5 vendorsEnterprise LinuxopenSUSEPoppler
Using poppler by poppler?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect poppler - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.21.4
Affected range stops below 0.21.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90fx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card