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TI-2010-03527 Aliases CVE-2010-3703GHSA-qgg5-h322-m2xw

The PostScriptFunction::PostScriptFunction function in poppler/Function.cc in the PDF…

Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02561 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4Vulnerablepoppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.12.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.13.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.14.5Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.15.1Vulnerablepoppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.7 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.5 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.1 Vulnerable ·poppler

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0859 Released 2010-11-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    poppler security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-utils-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1.ppc, poppler-glib-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1.ppc +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-qt4-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) poppler-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1, poppler-glib-devel-0.12.4-3.el6_0.1 +4

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2010:0859
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3703
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgg5-h322-m2xw

References

Advisory 8

Other 3

  • TI-2009-03445 Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03443 Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function in Xpdf before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03441 The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03440 Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-03444 Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2008-02824 The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
See all 26 →

Sources

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