Is CVE-2012-2142 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-2142 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-2142?

CVE-2012-2142 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-2142?

CVE-2012-2142 has an EPSS score of 2.94% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2142?

Upgrade poppler on debian 11 to 0.18.4-7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-2142

HIGHEPSS 85th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

popplerDebian

Fixed in:0.18.4-7CVE-2012-2142

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.94%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory1

bugzilla.redhat.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.