CVE-2009-0791

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.96% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0791?
CVE-2009-0791 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0791?
To fix CVE-2009-0791, 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-2009-0791 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-0791 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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