Vulnerability in Poppler
CVE-2009-0755
The FormWidgetChoice::loadDefaults function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file with an invalid Form Opt entry.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.108 (95.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.108 · newest: 0.108 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33749 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.freedesktop.org/archives/poppler/2009-January/004406.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/33853 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/19/2 (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/37114 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/13/1 (mailing-list)
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0059
- bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/35685 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0755?
- CVE-2009-0755 is a vulnerability in Poppler. Published 2009-03-03.
- Is CVE-2009-0755 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.