CVE-2009-0756

Public Exploit

Description

The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 16.69% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33749	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33853	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/19/2	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/13/1	mailing list
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0059
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502761/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/poppler/2009-January/004403.html	mailing list exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html	vendor advisory
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19702	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0756?: CVE-2009-0756 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0756?: To fix CVE-2009-0756, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0756 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-0756 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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