Fluid Attacks Database

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 11	poppler	>=0 <0.18.4-7	0.18.4-7
debian 12	poppler	>=0 <0.18.4-7	0.18.4-7
debian 13	poppler	>=0 <0.18.4-7	0.18.4-7
debian 14	poppler	>=0 <0.18.4-7	0.18.4-7
rpm rhel6	poppler	-	-
rpm rhel5	poppler	-	-

Aliases

1. CVE-2012-21422. NVD-2012-21423. OSV-DEBIAN-2012-21424. OSV-2012-21425. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2012-2142

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