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CVE-2013-4472

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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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0006 (0.1%)
Percentile: 19.6%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

freedesktop:poppler

Technical description

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.

Published: 4/22/2014, 2:23:34 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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