CVE-2010-3704

CVE-2010-3704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Poppler with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-20.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (88th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-20
• Affected product: Poppler
• Published: 2010-11-05
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a crafted PostScript Type1 font that contains a negative array index, which bypasses input validation and triggers memory corruption.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3704?

The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and possibly other versions up to 0.15.1, kdegraphics, and possibly other products allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a crafted PostScript Type1 font that contains a negative array index, which bypasses input validation and triggers memory corruption.

How severe is CVE-2010-3704?

CVE-2010-3704 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2010-3704 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (88th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2010-3704?

CVE-2010-3704 primarily affects Poppler. In total, 75 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3704?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2010-3704 published?

CVE-2010-3704 was published on 2010-11-05 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl5.patch
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=39d140bfc0b8239bdd96d6a55842034ae5c05473
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050268.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050285.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050390.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049392.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049523.html
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-October/049545.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00006.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00006.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1201.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42141
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42357
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42397
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42691
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43079
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.571720
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2119
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2135
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:228
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:229
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:230
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:231
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:144
• http://www.openoffice.org/security/cves/CVE-2010-3702_CVE-2010-3704.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/04/6
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0749.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0751.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0752.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0753.html

Affected products (75)

• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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