xpdf: insecure temporary file
Published Apr 22, 2014
3.3
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The openTempFile function in goo/gfile.cc in Xpdf and Poppler 0.24.3 and earlier, when running on a system other than Unix, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files with predictable names.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.24.3
- 0.24.0
- 0.24.1
- 0.24.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
poppler
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
poppler
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | poppler | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of poppler as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
Score over time
2022-2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00013) | 1.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://osvdb.org/99064 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/181 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/183 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4472 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024746 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4472
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4472
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/99064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/181 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/183 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4472 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024746 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4472 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4472 |
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