Description
The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1548-1 | New xpdf packages fix arbitrary code exitution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2008-1694 | The CairoFont::create function in CairoFontEngine.cc in Poppler, possibly before 0.8.0, as used in Xpdf, Evince, ePDFview, KWord, and other applications, does not properly handle embedded fonts in PDF files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted font object, related to dereferencing a function pointer associated with the type of this font object. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-603-1 | poppler vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-603-2 | KOffice vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T08:32:01.237Z
Reserved: 2008-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2008-1693
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-04-18T15:05:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-1693
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN