CVE-2009-3605 json
Multiple integer overflows in Poppler 0.10.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibl…
published 2009-11-02 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3586
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.4%
- EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple integer overflows in Poppler 0.10.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to (1) glib/poppler-page.cc; (2) ArthurOutputDev.cc, (3) CairoOutputDev.cc, (4) GfxState.cc, (5) JBIG2Stream.cc, (6) PSOutputDev.cc, and (7) SplashOutputDev.cc in poppler/; and (8) SplashBitmap.cc, (9) Splash.cc, and (10) SplashFTFont.cc in splash/. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2009-0791.
Patch / fix
- poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.12.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3605
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-2009-3605 updated cvss 5.8
xpdf: multiple integer overflows
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
4.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
- cgit.freedesktop.org /poppler/poppler/commit/?id=9cf2325fb22f812b31858e519411f57747d39bd8
- cgit.freedesktop.org /poppler/poppler/commit/?id=7b2d314a61fd0e12f47c62996cb49ec0d1ba747a
- cgit.freedesktop.org /poppler/poppler/commit/?id=284a92899602daa4a7f429e61849e794569310b5
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
vendor-advisory
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sunsolve.sun.com
/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-850-1
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/37114
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- launchpad.net /ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/poppler_0.8.7-1ubuntu0.4.diff.gz
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oval.cisecurity.org
/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7731
vdb-entry, signature
- launchpad.net /ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/poppler_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.4.diff.gz
- bugs.launchpad.net /bugs/cve/2009-3605
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=491840
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-3605
- NVD CVE-2009-3605
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