CVE-2013-1788 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via malicious PDFs exploiting invalid memory access in the poppler library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1788?
CVE-2013-1788 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, published on 9 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
poppler before 0.22.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger an "invalid memory access" in (1) splash/Splash.cc, (2) poppler/Function.cc, and (3) poppler/Stream.cc.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1788?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1788?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1788 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1788 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1788, GHSA-frv4-v4xv-9gmp.