CVE-2011-2902
zxpdf in xpdf before 3.02-19 as packaged in Debian unstable and 3.02-12+squeeze1 as packaged in Debian squeeze deletes temporary files insecurely, which allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary
02 Description
zxpdf in xpdf before 3.02-19 as packaged in Debian unstable and 3.02-12+squeeze1 as packaged in Debian squeeze deletes temporary files insecurely, which allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-01-30 20:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:15Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-07-27
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 51f4357140fc055b8500f8477a24849720ac9f64a5a51a7d155011b0236b9341
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140208 Fwd: Old CVE ids, public, but stillhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635849
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2902/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- xpdf Fixed in 3.02-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- xpdf Fixed in 3.02-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- xpdf Fixed in 3.02-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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