CVE-2011-2902

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-30 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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 files via a crafted .pdf.gz file name.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
Glyphandcog Xpdf: before 3.02-19 — fixed in 3.02-19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Glyphandcog Xpdf 3.02-19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635849
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2902/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635849
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2902/

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