An integer overflow condition in poppler before 0.16.3 can occur when parsing CharCodes for fonts.
Priority LOW 32CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An integer overflow condition in poppler before 0.16.3 can occur when parsing CharCodes for fonts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01822 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed poppler (poppler): 0.16.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | poppler | before 0.16.3 | 0.16.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- poppler Vendorpoppler Affected before 0.16.3 Fixed in 0.16.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.16.3 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.16.3 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA poppler (poppler) Fixed in 0.16.3
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4653
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x5gr-9mc7-wwfg
References
More poppler vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2010-4653 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-4653 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x5gr-9mc7-wwfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-4653 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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