DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3938

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3938

    Published: 13 Nov 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2009-3938

    Summary:

    Details: Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3938

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: poppler

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/poppler?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.12.2-2.1

    Affected versions

    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