CVE-2009-1144 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious xpdfrc file in the current working directory, exploiting an untrusted search path in the Gentoo Xpdf package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1144?
CVE-2009-1144 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader, published on 9 Apr 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse xpdfrc file in the current working directory, related to an unset SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro in a Gentoo build process that uses the poppler library.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1144?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foolabs Xpdf, Glyphandcog Xpdfreader.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1144 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-1144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Glyphandcog Xpdfreader
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj2c-76v8-mh2r.