Buffer overflow in Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf
CVE-2009-1605
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadexponentialfunc function in mupdf/pdf_function.c in MuPDF in the mupdf-20090223-win32 package, as used in SumatraPDF 0.9.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.034 · newest: 0.034 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf — versions 0.1, 0.2, 0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/34916 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1185 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1186 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0258.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-1605?
- CVE-2009-1605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2009-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2009-1605?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2009-1605 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.