CVE-2011-2902

5.3 mediumEPSS 1.4%

Medium (5.3). EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.3 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 72% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2018-01-30
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

debian:debian_linux
glyphandcog:xpdf

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

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