#VU30623 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Poppler - CVE-2010-4654

Published: 2019-11-13 | Updated: 2020-07-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30623

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4654

CWE-ID: CWE-74

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Poppler
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: Freedesktop.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

poppler before 0.16.3 has malformed commands that may cause corruption of the internal stack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Poppler: 0.16.0 - 0.16.2

External links
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-03.xml
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-4654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4654
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4654

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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