CVE-2010-0207 Denial of service in poppler
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the xref table of PDF files processed by poppler-based viewers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-0207?
CVE-2010-0207 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published on 30 Oct 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In xpdf, the xref table contains an infinite loop which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) in xpdf-based PDF viewers.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xpdfreader Xpdf.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0207?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-0207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xpdfreader Xpdf
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0207, GHSA-3274-8h4c-g6q9.