Description

Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2009, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-3608 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3608 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Glyphandcog xpdfreader
1 Gnome gpdf
1 Kde kpdf
1 Poppler poppler
1 Tetex tetex
1 Glyph_and_cog pdftops
1 Foolabs xpdf
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3608.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37028 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37034 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37037 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37043 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37053 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37061 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37077 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37079 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-016.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703 Exploit Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2926 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526637 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53794
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1513.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37028 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37034 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37037 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37043 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37053 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37061 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37077 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37079 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029 Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-016.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703 Exploit Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2926 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2928 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526637 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53794
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1513.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3608 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3608 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-3608 xpdf/poppler: integer overflow in ObjectStream::ObjectStream (oCERT-2009-016) Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1501 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1502 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1503 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1504 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1512 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1513 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3608 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. CVE-2009-3608 xpdf/poppler: integer overflow in ObjectStream::ObjectStream (oCERT-2009-016)
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1512 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1513 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3608 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1501 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1502 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1503 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0400 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1504 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9536 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53794 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53794 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3608 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3608 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.28 }} -2.28%

score

0.93677

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability