CVE-2012-2142

HIGH7.8EPSS 0.40%
Published: 1/9/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2142

Description

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.

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1HIGH7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (1)