Poppler up to 0.15.1 Gfx::getPos input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Poppler. This impacts the function Gfx::getPos. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-3702. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Poppler (Document Reader Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Gfx::getPos. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Gfx::getPos function in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, CUPS, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that trigger an uninitialized pointer dereference.

The weakness was shared 11/05/2010 as Bug 595245 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3702. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68110 (Oracle Linux 5 : poppler (ELSA-2010-0749)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 390015 (Oracle VM Server for x86 Security Update for poppler (OVMSA-2017-0147)).

Upgrading to version 0.14.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (68110), SecurityFocus (BID 43845†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27559†). The entries VDB-55341 and VDB-55340 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 68110
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : poppler (ELSA-2010-0749)
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OpenVAS ID: 68461
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2116-1 (poppler)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.14.0
Patch: cgit.freedesktop.org

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03/19/2015 +615 days 🔍
09/28/2021 +2385 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 595245
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-3702 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3702
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55339

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SecurityFocus: 43845 - XPDF 'Gfx::getPos()' (CVE-2010-3702) Unitialized Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Secunia: 42141
Vulnerability Center: 27559 - Gfx::getPos in PDF Parser in Multiple Products Contain Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/28/2021 13:35
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (64), 04/05/2019 09:19 (9), 09/28/2021 13:28 (6), 09/28/2021 13:35 (1)
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