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    CVE-2009-3608

    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.

    Published:Oct 14, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 21, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.12664
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Foolabs
    Product
    Xpdf
    Vendor
    Glyph And Cog
    Product
    Pdftops
    Vendor
    Glyphandcog
    Product
    Xpdfreader
    Vendor
    Gnome
    Product
    Gpdf
    Vendor
    Kde
    Product
    Kpdf
    Vendor
    Poppler
    Product
    Poppler
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Tetex
    Product
    Tetex

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2011-1554 (CVSS 4.3) — Off-by-one error in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, allows…
    CVE-2011-0764 (CVSS 6.8) — t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, uses an invalid pointer in…
    CVE-2011-1552 (CVSS 4.3) — t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other products, reads from invalid memory …
    CVE-2011-1553 (CVSS 4.3) — Use-after-free vulnerability in t1lib 5.1.2 and earlier, as used in Xpdf before 3.02pl6, teTeX, and other prod…
    CVE-2010-3704 (CVSS 6.8) — The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in the PDF parser in xpdf before 3.02pl5, poppler 0.8.7 and…
    CVE-2009-3604 (CVSS 9.3) — The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GP…
    CVE-2009-3603 (CVSS 9.3) — Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12…
    CVE-2009-3606 (CVSS 9.3) — Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function in Xpdf before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in…
    CVE-2009-3609 (CVSS 4.3) — Integer overflow in the ImageStream::ImageStream function in Stream.cc in Xpdf before 3.02pl4 and Poppler befo…
    CVE-2009-0165 (CVSS 10) — Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, as used in Poppler and other products, when…

    References

    ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
    http://poppler.freedesktop.org/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37028
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37034
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37037
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37051
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37053
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37054
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37061
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37079
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-016.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2926
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526637
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53794
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536
    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-2009-1504.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1513.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html
    ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
    http://poppler.freedesktop.org/
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37028
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37034
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37037
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37051
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37053
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37054
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37061
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37077
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37079
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
    http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
    http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
    http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
    http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
    http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-016.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2926
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526637
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53794
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536
    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-2009-1504.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
    https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1513.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High