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CVE-2008-2950 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30963	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31002	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31267	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31405	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43619	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146	CVE
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020435	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00006.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30963	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31002	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31167	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31267	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31405	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-04.xml	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3977	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43619	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6032	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00161.html	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0223	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:146	[email protected]
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2008-007.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493980/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494142/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30107	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020435	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-631-1	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2024/references	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-94	Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
poppler poppler	<= 0.8.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 8, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]