An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0.
Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · 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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PSOutputDev::checkPageSlice at PSOutputDev.cc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02486 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.74.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.74.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:0.74.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.74.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:1074 Released 2020-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderatepoppler and evince security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-utils-0.26.5-42.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-42.el7 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7.ppc +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7 +5
- RHSA-2019:2713 Released 2019-09-12 · Red Hat rating Moderatepoppler security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) poppler-cpp-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-cpp-devel-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-devel-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) poppler-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-glib-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12, poppler-utils-0.66.0-11.el8_0.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2713 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2713 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1074 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-10871
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47xw-24jg-pc7q
References
More Freedesktop Poppler vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11232 Integer overflow in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-32126 An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17985 An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17247 A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 22.07.0 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17245 In Poppler 22.07.0, PDFDoc::savePageAs in PDFDoc.c callows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-18422 An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-10871 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-10871 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-47xw-24jg-pc7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-10871 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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