CVE-2019-10873

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function...

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.65%Up 1.6 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: CVE-2019-10873
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: CVE-2019-10873
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-2597 No score

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: EUVD-2019-2597
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8wr-3xmc-rp7m 6.5

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function...

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: GHSA-x8wr-3xmc-rp7m
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2019-10873 6.5

CVE-2019-10873 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2019-10873
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: CVE-2019-10873
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-10873 6.5

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10873
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2019-0245 No score

Updated poppler packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated poppler packages fix security vulnerabilities

Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function. (CVE-2019-9631)

PDFDoc::markObject in PDFDoc.cc in Poppler 0.74.0 mishandles dict marking, leading to stack consumption in the function Dict::find() located at Dict.cc, which can (for example) be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary. (CVE-2019-9903)

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function Splash::blitTransparent at splash/Splash.cc. (CVE-2019-10872)

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a NULL pointer dereference in the function SplashClip::clipAALine at splash/SplashClip.cc. (CVE-2019-10873)

In Poppler through 0.76.1, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights or widths. (CVE-2019-12293)

An issue was discovered in Poppler through 0.78.0. There is a divide-by-zero error in the function SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill at SplashOutputDev.cc. (CVE-2019-14494)

Record: MGASA-2019-0245
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freedesktop poppler

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`poppler` Debian:12	before 0.71.0-4	0.71.0-4
`poppler` Debian:13	before 0.71.0-4	0.71.0-4
`poppler` Debian:14	before 0.71.0-4	0.71.0-4
`poppler` Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.74.0-3.1.mga7	0.74.0-3.1.mga7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-10873 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Freedesktop Poppler, published April 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.71.0-4.

References

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