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.
                
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| References | () http://osvdb.org/99064 - | |
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| References | () http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/181 - | |
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Information
                Published : 2014-04-22 14:23
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2013-4472
Mitre link : CVE-2013-4472
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-4472
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                freedesktop
- poppler
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-59
                        
            Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
