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CVE-2010-3704 json

The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up t…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-3687

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a crafted PostScript Type1 font that contains a negative array index, which bypasses input validation and triggers memory corruption.

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-2010-3704

  • tetex RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • tetex-afm RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • tetex-fonts RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • tetex-latex RHEL 5 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1
  • poppler RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
  • poppler-qt RHEL 6 0.12.4-3.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1201RHSA-2010:0859RHSA-2010:0753RHSA-2010:0752RHSA-2010:0751RHSA-2010:0749

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red hat product security vex CVE-2010-3704 updated cvss 6.8

xpdf: array indexing error in FoFiType1::parse()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) tetex 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.14, tetex-afm 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, tetex-fonts 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1201
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xpdf 3.00-24.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-18.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0752
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) tetex 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.14, tetex-afm 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, kdegraphics 3.5.4-17.el5_5.1, tetex-xdvi 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, tetex-dvips 3.0-33.15.el5_8.1, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0753
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0859
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xpdf 3.00-24.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-18.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0752
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_5.14, kdegraphics 3.5.4-17.el5_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0753
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xpdf 3.00-24.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-18.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0752
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0859
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) kdegraphics 3.5.4-17.el5_5.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0753
  • 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 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 WS version 4 xpdf 3.00-24.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-18.el4_8.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0752
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 cups, tetex
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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