CVE-2008-2950

poppler: uninitialized pointer free (oCERT-2008-007)

Published Jul 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 15.0% KEV · Not listed
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 solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-631-1 poppler vulnerability
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 AM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 7, 2008, 11:41 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:54 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 7, 2008, 12:00 AM