CVE-2012-2142

unknown

Published — · Modified —

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

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Description

The error function in Error.cc in poppler before 0.21.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a PDF containing an escape sequence for a terminal emulator.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2142

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.18.4-7`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.18.4-7`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.18.4-7`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.18.4-7`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.18.4-7`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2142

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.