Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2018· Updated Jun 16, 2026

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.

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Affected products

Johnmacfarlane/Xpdfinferred
Range: < 3.02-19
Glyphandcog/Xpdf
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <3.02-19
Debian/linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/xpdfllm-create
Range: <3.02-19 (unstable), <3.02-12+squeeze1 (squeeze)
Xpdf/Xpdfllm-fuzzy
Range: <3.02-19 (unstable), <3.02-12+squeeze1 (squeeze)

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/08/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdThird Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2902/nvdThird Party Advisory

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