CVE-2009-3607

Description

Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly 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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.67% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6 mailing list
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36718 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53801 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526924
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://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5 mailing list
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1 vendor advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=c839b706
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3607?
CVE-2009-3607 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3607?
To fix CVE-2009-3607, 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-2009-3607 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3607 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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