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CVE-2019-10872

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function...

8.8 HighFix available

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.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.71%Up 1.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-10872
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-10872
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-2596 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-2596
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjwx-3hf8-wp7w 8.8

An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function...

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.

Record
GHSA-vjwx-3hf8-wp7w
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-10872 8.8

CVE-2019-10872 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2019-10872
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-10872
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-10872 8.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10872
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-10872 8.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10872
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2019-0244 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 Xpdf 4.01.01. There is an FPE in the function PostScriptFunction::exec at Function.cc for the psOpIdiv case. (CVE-2019-10018)

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.01.01. There is an FPE in the function ImageStream::ImageStream at Stream.cc for nComps. (CVE-2019-10021)

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.01.01. There is an FPE in the function PostScriptFunction::exec at Function.cc for the psOpMod case. (CVE-2019-10023)

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)

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-2019-0244
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
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18267: Fixed an infinite recursion that would allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#1092945).
  • CVE-2018-13988: Added an improper implementation check which otherwise could allow buffer overflows, memory corruption, and denial of service (bsc#1102531).
  • CVE-2018-16646: Fixed an infinite recursion which could allow a denial-of-service attack via a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1107597).
  • CVE-2018-18897: Fixed a memory leak (bsc#1114966).
  • CVE-2018-19058: Fixed a bug which could allow a denial-of-service attack via a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1115187).
  • CVE-2018-19059: Fixed an out-of-bounds read access which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115186).
  • CVE-2018-19060: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115185).
  • CVE-2018-19149: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115626).
  • CVE-2018-20481: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference while handling unallocated XRef entries which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1120495).
  • CVE-2018-20551: Fixed a reachable assertion which could allow a denial-of-service attack through specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1120496).
  • CVE-2018-20650: Fixed a reachable assertion which could allow denial-of-service through specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1120939).
  • CVE-2018-20662: Fixed a bug which could potentially crash the running process by SIGABRT resulting in a denial-of-service attack through a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1120956).
  • CVE-2019-10871: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PSOutputDev::checkPageSlice at PSOutputDev.cc (bsc#1131696).
  • CVE-2019-10872: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the function Splash::blitTransparent at splash/Splash.cc (bsc#1131722).
  • CVE-2019-14494: Fixed a divide-by-zero error in the function SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill (bsc#1143950).
  • CVE-2019-7310: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read (due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc) that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1124150).
  • CVE-2019-9200: Fixed a heap-based buffer underwrite which could allow denial-of-service attack through a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1127329)
  • CVE-2019-9631: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function (bsc#1129202).
  • CVE-2019-9903: Fixed excessive stack consumption in the Dict::find() method, which can be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary (bsc#1130229).
  • CVE-2019-9959: Fixed integer overflow that made it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap with a size controlled by an attacker (bsc#1142465).
  • CVE-2020-27778: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in pdftohtml (bsc#1179163).
Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-18267: Fixed an infinite recursion that would allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bsc#1092945).
  • CVE-2018-13988: Added an improper implementation check which otherwise could allow buffer overflows, memory corruption, and denial of service (bsc#1102531).
  • CVE-2018-16646: Fixed an infinite recursion which could allow a denial-of-service attack via a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1107597).
  • CVE-2018-18897: Fixed a memory leak (bsc#1114966).
  • CVE-2018-19058: Fixed a bug which could allow a denial-of-service attack via a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1115187).
  • CVE-2018-19059: Fixed an out-of-bounds read access which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115186).
  • CVE-2018-19060: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115185).
  • CVE-2018-19149: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1115626).
  • CVE-2018-20481: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference while handling unallocated XRef entries which could allow a denial-of-service attack (bsc#1120495).
  • CVE-2018-20551: Fixed a reachable assertion which could allow a denial-of-service attack through specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1120496).
  • CVE-2018-20650: Fixed a reachable assertion which could allow denial-of-service through specially crafted PDF files (bsc#1120939).
  • CVE-2018-20662: Fixed a bug which could potentially crash the running process by SIGABRT resulting in a denial-of-service attack through a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1120956).
  • CVE-2019-10871: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the function PSOutputDev::checkPageSlice at PSOutputDev.cc (bsc#1131696).
  • CVE-2019-10872: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the function Splash::blitTransparent at splash/Splash.cc (bsc#1131722).
  • CVE-2019-14494: Fixed a divide-by-zero error in the function SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill (bsc#1143950).
  • CVE-2019-7310: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read (due to an integer signedness error in the XRef::getEntry function in XRef.cc) that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted PDF document (bsc#1124150).
  • CVE-2019-9200: Fixed a heap-based buffer underwrite which could allow denial-of-service attack through a specially crafted PDF file (bsc#1127329)
  • CVE-2019-9631: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function (bsc#1129202).
  • CVE-2019-9903: Fixed excessive stack consumption in the Dict::find() method, which can be triggered by passing a crafted pdf file to the pdfunite binary (bsc#1130229).
  • CVE-2019-9959: Fixed integer overflow that made it possible to allocate a large memory chunk on the heap with a size controlled by an attacker (bsc#1142465).
  • CVE-2020-27778: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in pdftohtml (bsc#1179163).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:1723-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27778: Fixed a buffer overflow in pdftohtml (bsc#1179163).
  • CVE-2019-14494: Fixed a divide-by-zero error in pdftoppm (bsc#1143950).
  • CVE-2019-9959: Fixed an integer overflow in pdftocairo (bsc#1142465).
  • CVE-2019-10871: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftops (bsc#1131696).
  • CVE-2019-10872: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftoppm (bsc#1131722).
  • CVE-2019-9903: Fixed a buffer overflow in pdfunite (bsc#1130229).
  • CVE-2019-7310: Fixed an application crash in pdftocairo (bsc#1124150).
  • CVE-2019-9631: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftocairo (bsc#1129202).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:1724-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2020-27778: Fixed a buffer overflow in pdftohtml (bsc#1179163).
  • CVE-2019-14494: Fixed a divide-by-zero error in pdftoppm (bsc#1143950).
  • CVE-2019-9959: Fixed an integer overflow in pdftocairo (bsc#1142465).
  • CVE-2019-10871: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftops (bsc#1131696).
  • CVE-2019-10872: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftoppm (bsc#1131722).
  • CVE-2019-9903: Fixed a buffer overflow in pdfunite (bsc#1130229).
  • CVE-2019-7310: Fixed an application crash in pdftocairo (bsc#1124150).
  • CVE-2019-9631: Fixed an invalid memory access in pdftocairo (bsc#1129202).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:1724-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4042-1 No score

poppler vulnerabilities

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code

Record
USN-4042-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
Debian:12
 before 0.71.0-5
0.71.0-5
poppler
Debian:13
 before 0.71.0-5
0.71.0-5
poppler
Debian:14
 before 0.71.0-5
0.71.0-5
poppler
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.26.5-2+deb8u10, plus listed versions
0.26.5-20.26.5-2+deb8u10.26.5-2+deb8u1~bpo70+10.26.5-2+deb8u20.26.5-2+deb8u3
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0.26.5-2+deb8u40.26.5-2+deb8u50.26.5-2+deb8u60.26.5-2+deb8u70.26.5-2+deb8u80.26.5-2+deb8u9
0.26.5-2+deb8u10
poppler
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.48.0-2+deb9u3, plus listed versions
0.48.0-20.48.0-2+deb9u10.48.0-2+deb9u2
0.48.0-2+deb9u3
poppler
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.52.0-3.13.mga6
0.52.0-3.13.mga6
poppler
Mageia:7
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 0.74.0-3.1.mga7
0.74.0-3.1.mga7
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler-qt
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
 before 0.43.0-16.19.3
0.43.0-16.19.3
poppler
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 0.24.4-14.20.2
0.24.4-14.20.2
poppler
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14, plus listed versions
0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
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0.41.0-0ubuntu1.20.41.0-0ubuntu1.30.41.0-0ubuntu1.40.41.0-0ubuntu1.50.41.0-0ubuntu1.60.41.0-0ubuntu1.70.41.0-0ubuntu1.80.41.0-0ubuntu1.90.41.0-0ubuntu1.100.41.0-0ubuntu1.110.41.0-0ubuntu1.120.41.0-0ubuntu1.13
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14
poppler
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions
0.57.0-2ubuntu40.57.0-2ubuntu50.62.0-1ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu2
Show 7 moreShow less
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10.62.0-2ubuntu2.20.62.0-2ubuntu2.40.62.0-2ubuntu2.50.62.0-2ubuntu2.60.62.0-2ubuntu2.70.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
poppler
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14, plus listed versions
0.33.0-0ubuntu30.37.0-0ubuntu10.38.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu10.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
Show 12 moreShow less
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.20.41.0-0ubuntu1.30.41.0-0ubuntu1.40.41.0-0ubuntu1.50.41.0-0ubuntu1.60.41.0-0ubuntu1.70.41.0-0ubuntu1.80.41.0-0ubuntu1.90.41.0-0ubuntu1.100.41.0-0ubuntu1.110.41.0-0ubuntu1.120.41.0-0ubuntu1.13
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.14
poppler
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9, plus listed versions
0.57.0-2ubuntu40.57.0-2ubuntu50.62.0-1ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu10.62.0-2ubuntu2
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0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10.62.0-2ubuntu2.20.62.0-2ubuntu2.40.62.0-2ubuntu2.50.62.0-2ubuntu2.60.62.0-2ubuntu2.70.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
poppler
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 0.62.0-4.6.1
0.62.0-4.6.1

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In short

CVE-2019-10872 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 2.71%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.71.0-5.

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