CVE-2013-4472

poppler < 0.24.3 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Predictable Temporary Files

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The openTempFile function in goo/gfile.cc in Xpdf and Poppler 0.24.3 and earlier, when running on a system other than Unix, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/183
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/99064
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/181
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0037
EPSS Percentile 28.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (4)
freedesktop/poppler 0.24.0
freedesktop/poppler 0.24.1
freedesktop/poppler 0.24.2
freedesktop/poppler < 0.24.3
Published Apr 22, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026