CVE-2008-2950 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 15% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 15% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-07-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| poppler | poppler |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Poppler 0.8.4 - libpoppler Uninitialized pointer Code Execution | 2008-07-08 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30963
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31167
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31267
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31405
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020435
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43619
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html
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