Vulnerability in Poppler

CVE-2009-3607

Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

EPSS: 0.059 (92.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Poppler — versions 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3607?
CVE-2009-3607 is a vulnerability in Poppler, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-10-21.
Is CVE-2009-3607 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.