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CVE-2008-1693 Detail

Description

The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object.


Metrics

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CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-05/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29816
http://secunia.com/advisories/29816
http://secunia.com/advisories/29834
http://secunia.com/advisories/29834
http://secunia.com/advisories/29836
http://secunia.com/advisories/29836
http://secunia.com/advisories/29851
http://secunia.com/advisories/29851
http://secunia.com/advisories/29853
http://secunia.com/advisories/29853
http://secunia.com/advisories/29868
http://secunia.com/advisories/29868
http://secunia.com/advisories/29869
http://secunia.com/advisories/29869
http://secunia.com/advisories/29884
http://secunia.com/advisories/29884
http://secunia.com/advisories/29885
http://secunia.com/advisories/29885
http://secunia.com/advisories/30019
http://secunia.com/advisories/30019
http://secunia.com/advisories/30033
http://secunia.com/advisories/30033
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
http://secunia.com/advisories/31035
http://secunia.com/advisories/31035
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-18.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-18.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019893
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019893
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1548 Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1548 Patch 
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1606
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1606
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:089
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:089
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:173
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:173
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:197
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:197
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0238.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0238.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0239.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0239.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0240.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0262.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0262.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28830
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28830
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-603-2
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1265/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1265/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1266/references
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1266/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41884
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41884
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11226
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11226
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00522.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00522.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (including)
0.7.3

Denotes Vulnerable Software
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-1693
NVD Published Date:
04/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Canonical Ltd.