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CVE-2009-1179 json

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows…

published 2009-04-23 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-1179

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

Patch / fix

  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.02-1.4+lenny1
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.10.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1179

  • tetex RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-afm RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-fonts RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex-latex RHEL 5 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
  • tetex RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
  • tetex-afm RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0400RHSA-2010:0399RHSA-2009:0480RHSA-2009:0458RHSA-2009:0431RHSA-2009:0430

  • 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-2009-1179 updated cvss 6.8

PDF JBIG2 integer overflow

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-14.el3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, cups-lpd 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, cups-libs 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, tetex-afm 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf 2.02-14.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xpdf 3.00-20.el4, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4, kdegraphics 3.3.1-13.el4, tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, cups-lpd 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, cups-libs 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, kdegraphics 3.5.4-12.el5_3, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xpdf 3.00-20.el4, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4, kdegraphics 3.3.1-13.el4, tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) cups 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, cups-lpd 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, cups-libs 1.3.7-8.el5_3.4, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9, kdegraphics 3.5.4-12.el5_3, poppler-utils 0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0429
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf 2.02-14.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xpdf 3.00-20.el4, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4, kdegraphics 3.3.1-13.el4, tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0430
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) kdegraphics 3.5.4-12.el5_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0431
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf 2.02-14.el3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xpdf 3.00-20.el4, gpdf 2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4, kdegraphics 3.3.1-13.el4, tetex 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0430

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Exploit prediction

5.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% 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

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Sources

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