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Freedesktop Poppler FoFiTrueType.cc cvtSfnts integer overflow

Priority LOW 21CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

A vulnerability was determined in Freedesktop Poppler 26.06.0/26.07.0/26.08.0. This impacts the function FoFiTrueType::cvtSfnts of the file fofi/FoFiTrueType.cc. This manipulation causes integer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 245d3c6823377755f2c1d5fdddd010279c6ed94d. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00115 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreedesktopPoppler26.06.0; 26.07.0; 26.08.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Poppler VendorFreedesktop Affected 26.06.0; 26.07.0; 26.08.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Freedesktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Freedesktop

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:74469 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@aarch64, poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@src, poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@x86_64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:74469

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102620
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j552-4gqh-7xmg

References

  • TI-2021-11232 Integer overflow in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-37034 In libinput before 1.30.4 and 1.31.x before 1.31.3, libinput-device-group unescaped phys… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03721 When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2026-62922 Freedesktop Poppler SampledFunction Function.cc integer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-32126 An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-20347 An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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