| Name | CVE-2011-2902 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 635849 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| xpdf (PTS) | buster | 3.04-13 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3.04+git20210103-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.04+git20220601-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3.04+git20240202-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| xpdf | source | squeeze | 3.02-12+squeeze1 | | | |
| xpdf | source | (unstable) | 3.02-19 | low | | 635849 |
Notes
[lenny] - xpdf <no-dsa> (zxpdf script is indeed affected, but it's not associated with pdf handling by default, so not a concern for remote abuse)