CVE - CVE-2012-2142

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2142	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=71bad47ed6a36d825b0d08992c8db56845c71e40 MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/NEWS?id=2bc48d5369f1dbecfc4db2878f33bdeb80d8d90f MISC:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00049.html MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/5 MISC:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/09/6 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=789936
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120404	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120404)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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