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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-3604 json

The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, does…

published 2009-10-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3585

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.7%
EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a NULL pointer dereference or a heap-based buffer overflow.

Patch / fix

  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.02-2
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.12.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3604

  • 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
  • xpdf RHEL 3 1:2.02-17.el3
  • 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-2009:1500RHSA-2009:0480

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-2009-3604 updated cvss 6.8

xpdf/poppler: Splash:: drawImage integer overflow and missing allocation return value check

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-17.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1500
  • 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 3 xpdf 2.02-17.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1500
  • 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 3 xpdf 2.02-17.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1500
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  • 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 3 xpdf 2.02-17.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1500
  • 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

8.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • site.pi3.com.pl http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/xpdf.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

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