CVE-2013-1789 Null dereference in n/a
A NULL pointer dereference in the poppler library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PDF files.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1789?
CVE-2013-1789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, published on 9 Apr 2013. 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
splash/Splash.cc in poppler before 0.22.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via vectors related to the (1) Splash::arbitraryTransformMask, (2) Splash::blitMask, and (3) Splash::scaleMaskYuXu functions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1789?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1789?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2013-1789 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1789 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5wg2-pmq5-5v8v.