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CVE-2010-3704: Input Validation

First published: Thu Sep 30 2010(Updated: )

An array indexing error was found in the way xpdf / poppler parsed Type1 fonts embedded in PDF documents. In FoFiType1::parse(), text representation of the numeric code value was converted to integer value using atoi(). This value was checked to ensure it's less than 256, but there was no check to ensure it's not negative (string passed to atoi() was checked to only contain characters '0'-'9' before the call though). On platforms, where atoi() could return negative result when parsing large positive values (exceeding INT_MAX), this could could lead to write out of array bounds due to use of negative index. poppler upstream commit: <a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=39d140bfc0b8239bdd96d6a55842034ae5c05473">http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=39d140bfc0b8239bdd96d6a55842034ae5c05473</a> Reference: <a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/41596/">http://secunia.com/advisories/41596/</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Poppler Data=0.13.3
Poppler Data=0.13.1
Poppler Data=0.10.3
Poppler Data=0.9.3
Poppler Data=0.10.1
Poppler Data=0.10.0
Poppler Data=0.10.7
Poppler Data=0.12.2
Poppler Data=0.14.2
Poppler Data=0.13.2
Poppler Data=0.11.3
Poppler Data=0.10.6
Poppler Data=0.12.3
Poppler Data=0.13.4
Poppler Data=0.10.4
Poppler Data=0.9.2
Poppler Data=0.11.2
Poppler Data=0.12.0
Poppler Data=0.14.1
Poppler Data=0.14.4
Poppler Data=0.9.0
Poppler Data=0.15.1
Poppler Data=0.14.5
Poppler Data=0.8.7
Poppler Data=0.9.1
Poppler Data=0.12.1
Poppler Data=0.11.0
Poppler Data=0.13.0
Poppler Data=0.14.3
Poppler Data=0.10.2
Poppler Data=0.14.0
Poppler Data=0.15.0
Poppler Data=0.11.1
Poppler Data=0.10.5
Poppler Data=0.12.4
Xpdf=0.91c
Xpdf=0.91b
Xpdf=0.93b
Xpdf=1.00a
Xpdf=0.91a
Xpdf=3.02pl3
Xpdf=0.92e
Xpdf=0.5a
Xpdf=0.92b
Xpdf=0.93c
Xpdf=0.92c
Xpdf=3.02pl1
Xpdf=0.7a
Xpdf=0.93a
Xpdf=3.0.1
Xpdf=3.02pl2
Red Hat Kdegraphics-thumbnailers
Xpdf=0.92d
Xpdf=0.92a
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.2
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.3
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.4
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.5
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.6
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.80
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.90
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=1.00
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=1.01
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=2.00
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=2.01
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=2.03
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=3.00
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=3.01
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.7
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.91
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.92
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=0.93
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=2.02
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader<=3.02
Glyph & Cog XpdfReader=3.02

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2010-3704?

    CVE-2010-3704 has been assigned a CVSS severity score of 4.3, indicating a medium-level vulnerability.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2010-3704?

    CVE-2010-3704 can be exploited through crafted PDF documents that contain Type1 fonts, potentially leading to denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2010-3704?

    To fix CVE-2010-3704, update to the latest version of Poppler or Xpdf that addresses this vulnerability.

  • Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3704?

    CVE-2010-3704 affects Poppler versions from 0.8.7 to 0.14.5 and Xpdf versions from 0.5a to 3.02.

  • Is CVE-2010-3704 still a risk today?

    CVE-2010-3704 may still pose a risk if vulnerable software versions are in use, making updates essential for security.

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