CVE-2013-4473

CVE-2013-4473 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the extractPages function of Poppler versions prior to 0.24.2, affecting Canonical and FreeDesktop Poppler implementations. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious source filename. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current exploitation risk.