# CVE-2010-3702: Null dereference in n/a > Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crash in PDF parsing libraries by triggering an uninitialized pointer dereference. - **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`) - **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:** 5 Nov 2010 - **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3702, GHSA-89fq-mfqc-jvjp, RHSA-2010:0750, RHSA-2010:0754, UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3702 ## What is CVE-2010-3702? CVE-2010-3702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 5 Nov 2010. 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 The Gfx::getPos function in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, CUPS, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger an uninitialized pointer dereference. Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3702? It affects 11 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `cups` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-devel` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `cups-libs` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:1.1.17-13.3.70 | | `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | | `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.02-19.el3 | Products: Apple Cups, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Freedesktop Poppler, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation, Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Xpdfreader Xpdf. ## How do I fix CVE-2010-3702? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2010-3702 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3702 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Cups - [CVE-2008-5184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5184/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2008-3641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3641/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2008-0053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0053/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2012-6094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6094/): Missing authorization in cups (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2010-2941](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2941/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3702 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2010-3702 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Cups, published on 5 Nov 2010. 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-2010-3702 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Apple Cups. 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-2010-3702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3702/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3702 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3702 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3702 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3702/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.