# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0207, GHSA-3274-8h4c-g6q9

## 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 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xpdfreader Xpdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-0207?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## 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

- [CVE-2022-38928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38928/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-38222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38222/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33108/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-30524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30524/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-24996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24996/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-0207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0207 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Xpdfreader Xpdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-0207

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0207/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.