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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-3608 in the critical feed json

Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPd…

published 2009-10-21 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-3589

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.2%
EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers 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-2009-3608

  • 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
  • cups RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.3
  • cups-lpd RHEL 5 1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0400RHSA-2009:1513RHSA-2009:1512RHSA-2009:1504RHSA-2009:1503RHSA-2009:1502

  • 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-2009-3608 updated cvss 6.8

xpdf/poppler: integer overflow in ObjectStream::ObjectStream (oCERT-2009-016)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) cups 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, cups-lpd 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, cups-libs 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, tetex-afm 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1513
  • 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) cups 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, tetex 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, cups-lpd 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, cups-libs 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, tetex-afm 3.0-33.8.el5_5.5, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1513
  • 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) cups 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, cups-lpd 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, cups-libs 1.3.7-11.el5_4.3, poppler 0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, kdegraphics 3.5.4-15.el5_4.2, poppler-utils 0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1513
  • 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

10.23% 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

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

References

Sources

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