#VU30622 Integer overflow in Poppler - CVE-2010-4653

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30622

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4653

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An integer overflow condition in poppler before 0.16.3 can occur when parsing CharCodes for fonts.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Poppler: 0.16.0 - 0.16.2

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External links
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-03.xml
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45948
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4653
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4653
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4653

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.