CVE-2009-3938

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.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/37333	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit	Patch
http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074	Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680	Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:::::::*

Information

Published : 2009-11-13 08:30

Updated : 2017-08-16 18:31

NVD link : CVE-2009-3938

Mitre link : CVE-2009-3938

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Products Affected

poppler

poppler

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