high
7.5
CWE
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CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2010-3702: Null Pointer Dereference

First published: Mon May 24 2010(Updated: )

Sauli Pahlman of CERT-FI provided us with fuzzed PDF file which causes xpdf / poppler PDF parser to crash. The crash is caused by an attempt to dereference uninitialized Gfx::parser pointer in Gfx::getPos(), which assumes parser is either NULL or valid Parser pointer. <a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/poppler/Gfx.cc?id=71063d51#n879">http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/poppler/Gfx.cc?id=71063d51#n879</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
CUPS<=1.3.11
Poppler Utilities>=0.8.7<=0.15.1
Xpdf<=3.01
Xpdf=3.02
Xpdf=3.02-pl1
Xpdf=3.02-pl2
Xpdf=3.02-pl3
Xpdf=3.02-pl4
Fedoraproject Fedora=12
Fedoraproject Fedora=13
Fedoraproject Fedora=14
openSUSE=11.1
openSUSE=11.2
openSUSE=11.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp1
Debian GNU/Linux=5.0
Debian GNU/Linux=6.0
redhat enterprise Linux desktop=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux server=5.0
redhat enterprise Linux workstation=5.0
Ubuntu Linux=6.06
Ubuntu Linux=8.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.04
Ubuntu Linux=9.10
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=10.10

Remedy

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=e853106b58d6b4b0467dbd6436c9bb1cfbd372cf

Remedy

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/6

Remedy

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=595245

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-3702?

    The severity of CVE-2010-3702 is classified as medium due to potential crashes caused by malformed PDF files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-3702?

    To fix CVE-2010-3702, update the affected software such as Poppler or Xpdf to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.

  • What versions are affected by CVE-2010-3702?

    CVE-2010-3702 affects versions of Xpdf up to 3.01, Poppler versions between 0.8.7 and 0.15.1, and specific versions of CUPS.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2010-3702?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2010-3702 include application crashes and denial of service when processing specific malicious PDF files.

  • Who reported CVE-2010-3702?

    CVE-2010-3702 was reported by Sauli Pahlman from CERT-FI.

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