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medium 5.0

CVE-2009-1188 json

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoding feature in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in SplashBitmap.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and…

published 2009-04-23 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1188

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoding feature in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in SplashBitmap.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.10.6, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document.

Patch / fix

  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.02-2
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.10.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1188

  • kdegraphics RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
  • gpdf RHEL 4 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5
  • kdegraphics RHEL 5 PRODUCTIVITY, RHEL 5 7:3.5.4-15.el5_4.2
  • xpdf RHEL 4 1:3.00-22.el4_8.1
  • poppler RHEL 5 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
  • poppler-utils RHEL 5 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1512RHSA-2009:1503RHSA-2009:1502RHSA-2009:1501RHSA-2009:0480

  • poppler openSUSE Tumbleweed 0.49.0-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10360-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-1188 updated cvss 6.8

xpdf/poppler: SplashBitmap integer overflow

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, poppler-utils 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0480
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xpdf 3.00-22.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5, kdegraphics 3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1503
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, kdegraphics 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2, poppler-utils 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1502
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xpdf 3.00-22.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5, kdegraphics 3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1503
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, kdegraphics 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2, poppler-utils 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1502
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xpdf 3.00-22.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5, kdegraphics 3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1503
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) kdegraphics 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1502
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xpdf 3.00-22.el4_8.1, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5, kdegraphics 3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1503

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Exploit prediction

7.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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