CVE-2013-4472 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the openTempFile function of Xpdf and Poppler versions 0.24.3 and earlier, specifically impacting non-Unix systems. An attacker could exploit this flaw using a symlink attack on predictably named temporary files. With a CVSS score of 3.3 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P), this vulnerability has low severity, requiring local access and moderate attack complexity, with potential impacts limited to partial integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.24.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.24.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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