CVE-2008-2950
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.150 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-6032Poppler 0.8.4 - libpoppler Uninitialized pointer Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (40)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30963enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31002enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31167enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31267enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31405enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977enisa_euvd
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