DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2142
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142
Upstream
Published
2020-01-09T21:15:10Z
Modified
2026-09-05T07:01:09Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/poppler?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.18.4-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142.json"

Debian:13 / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/poppler?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.18.4-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142.json"

Debian:14 / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/poppler?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.18.4-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142.json"