CVE-2011-2902

MEDIUM

xpdf < 3.02-19 - Arbitrary File Deletion via Insecure Temporary File Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

zxpdf in xpdf before 3.02-19 as packaged in Debian unstable and 3.02-12+squeeze1 as packaged in Debian squeeze deletes temporary files insecurely, which allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a crafted .pdf.gz file name.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635849
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2902/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0140
EPSS Percentile 69.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
glyphandcog/xpdf < 3.02-19
Published Jan 30, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026