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CVE-2010-3703 json

The PostScriptFunction::PostScriptFunction function in poppler/Function.cc in the PDF parser in poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions u…

published 2010-11-05 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-3686

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The PostScriptFunction::PostScriptFunction function in poppler/Function.cc in the PDF parser in poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.

Patch / fix

  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.02-9
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.12.4-1.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3703

  • poppler RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
  • poppler-qt RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
  • poppler-qt4 RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
  • poppler-glib RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
  • poppler-utils RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0859

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3703 updated cvss 6.8

poppler: use of initialized pointer in PostScriptFunction

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-utils 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-utils 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-utils 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-utils 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) poppler 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0859
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 poppler
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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