CVE-2010-4654: Critical severity Freedesktop poppler vulnerability

Published Jan 21, 2010
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Updated

Dan Rosenberg reported an issue in xpdf/poppler code base:

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.security.oss.general/4109

Malformed commands may cause corruption of the internal stack used to maintain graphics contexts, leading to potentially exploitable memory corruption.

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg for reporting this issue.

Other sources

poppler before 0.16.3 has malformed commands that may cause corruption of the internal stack.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Freedesktop poppler<0.16.3
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
debian/poppler
20.09.0-3.1+deb11u120.09.0-3.1+deb11u222.12.0-2+deb12u125.03.0-5+deb13u225.03.0-11.1
debian/xpdf
3.04+git20210103-33.04+git20220601-13.04+git20250304-1

Event History

Jan 21, 2010
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverity
Jan 24, 2011
Data Sourced
10:25 AM
Affected Software
Nov 13, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:41 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:41 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Feb 17, 2026
Data Sourced
via Debian·10:37 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2010-4654?

CVE-2010-4654 is a vulnerability in poppler before version 0.16.3 that may cause corruption of the internal stack.

2

How severe is CVE-2010-4654?

CVE-2010-4654 has a severity rating of 7 (high).

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2010-4654?

The following software packages are affected by CVE-2010-4654: poppler versions 0.71.0-5, 0.71.0-5+deb10u1, 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u1, and 22.12.0-2; xpdf versions 3.04-13, 3.04+git20210103-3, and 3.04+git20220601-1; Debian Linux versions 8.0, 9.0, and 10.0.

4

How can I fix CVE-2010-4654 in poppler?

To fix CVE-2010-4654 in poppler, you should upgrade to version 0.16.3 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2010-4654?

You can find more information about CVE-2010-4654 at the following references: [1] CVE-2010-4654 on CVE website, [2] CVE-2010-4654 on NIST NVD website, [3] Bugzilla Red Hat report, [4] Commit information on freedesktop.org.

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