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    CVE-2009-0791

    Multiple integer overflows in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x and Poppler 0.x, as used in the pdftops filter in CUPS 1.1.17, 1.1.22, and 1.3.7, GPdf, and kdegraphics KPDF, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, possibly related to (1) Decrypt.cxx, (2) FoFiTrueType.cxx, (3) gmem.c, (4) JBIG2Stream.cxx, and (5) PSOutputDev.cxx in pdftops/. NOTE: the JBIG2Stream.cxx vector may overlap CVE-2009-1179.

    Published:May 19, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 9, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.05022
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apple
    Product
    Cups
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37023
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37028
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37037
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37079
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022326
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1083.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35195
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1488
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491840
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50941
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10534
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1500.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35340
    http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37023
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37028
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37037
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37079
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1022326
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1083.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35195
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1488
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491840
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50941
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10534
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1500.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html

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