CVE-2010-3703 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file exploiting an uninitialized pointer dereference in the poppler library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-3703?
CVE-2010-3703 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The PostScriptFunction::PostScriptFunction function in poppler/Function.cc in the PDF parser in poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, and possibly other products, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Poppler Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3703?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-3703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-3703, GHSA-qgg5-h322-m2xw, UBUNTU-CVE-2010-3703.