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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 initialized by a…
High7.5EPSS 15.0%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.0% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (20)
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080709 rPSA-2008-0223-1 poppler (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6032 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 30963 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2008:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2024 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 31002 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200807-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31267 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-631-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 31405 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2008-7104 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- poppler-page-destructor-code-execution(43619) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 3977 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 1020435 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20080707 [oCERT-2008-007] libpoppler uninitialized pointer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31167 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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