CVE-2009-3603

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1188.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.28% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/39938 third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html vendor advisory
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1 vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1040 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53793 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37034 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924 vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:087 vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37053 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39327 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526915
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9671 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3603?
CVE-2009-3603 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3603?
To fix CVE-2009-3603, 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-2009-3603 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3603 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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