CVE-2010-4653 Integer overflow in poppler
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4653 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2010-4653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2010-4653/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4653/index.md)
An integer overflow in poppler's font parsing can lead to denial of service or potential code execution when processing malicious PDFs.
- 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-2010-4653?
CVE-2010-4653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 13 Nov 2019. 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
An integer overflow condition in poppler before 0.16.3 can occur when parsing CharCodes for fonts.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4653?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4653?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2010-4653 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4653 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4653, GHSA-x5gr-9mc7-wwfg.