CVE-2009-3938

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.45% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org 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://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 vendor advisory
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976 vdb entry
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074 exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/37333 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227 vdb entry vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3938?
CVE-2009-3938 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3938?
To fix CVE-2009-3938, 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-2009-3938 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3938 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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