9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2009-4117
MUPDF Stack-Based Buffer Overflows
Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain types of shading that are not properly handled by the (1) pdf_loadtype4shade, (2) pdf_loadtype5shade, (3) pdf_loadtype6shade, and (4) pdf_loadtype7shade functions. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 1, 2009, 12:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 16, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4117 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 Sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2009-4117.

URL Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html Exploit
http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37494 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37513 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708030
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=a21cc1548993c392e474817bb3d656eb3730d88f
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=cf6860c3d70a2f7a63cdb621cc3b58c891915deb
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4117 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4117 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]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708030 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=a21cc1548993c392e474817bb3d656eb3730d88f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=cf6860c3d70a2f7a63cdb621cc3b58c891915deb [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:krzysztof_kowalczyk:sumatrapdf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54441 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 01, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

22.01 }} 9.02%

score

0.96567

percentile

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