CVE-2009-0166: Medium severity Foolabs Xpdf vulnerability

Published Mar 17, 2009
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Updated

A security flaw was found in the JBIG2 decoder (possibility of freeing of uninitialized memory). An attacker could use this flaw to potentially cause a denial of service (application crash).

Acknowledgements:

Red Hat would like to thank Braden Thomas and Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for responsibly reporting this flaw.

Other sources

The JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file that triggers a free of uninitialized memory.

Affected Software

154 affected components
Foolabs Xpdf=0.5a
Foolabs Xpdf=0.7a
Foolabs Xpdf=0.91a
Foolabs Xpdf=0.91b
Foolabs Xpdf=0.91c
Foolabs Xpdf=0.92a
Foolabs Xpdf=0.92b
Foolabs Xpdf=0.92c
Foolabs Xpdf=0.92d
Foolabs Xpdf=0.92e
Foolabs Xpdf=0.93a
Foolabs Xpdf=0.93b
Foolabs Xpdf=0.93c
Foolabs Xpdf=1.00a
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader<=3.02
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.2
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.3
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.4
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.5
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.6
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.7
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.80
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.90
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.91
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.92
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=0.93
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=1.00
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=1.01
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=2.00
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=2.01
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=2.02
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=2.03
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=3.00
Glyphandcog Xpdfreader=3.01
Poppler Poppler<=0.10.5
Poppler Poppler=0.1
Poppler Poppler=0.1.1
Poppler Poppler=0.1.2
Poppler Poppler=0.2.0
Poppler Poppler=0.3.0
Poppler Poppler=0.3.1
Poppler Poppler=0.3.2
Poppler Poppler=0.3.3
Poppler Poppler=0.4.0
Poppler Poppler=0.4.1
Poppler Poppler=0.4.2
Poppler Poppler=0.4.3
Poppler Poppler=0.4.4
Poppler Poppler=0.5.0
Poppler Poppler=0.5.1
Poppler Poppler=0.5.2
Poppler Poppler=0.5.3
Poppler Poppler=0.5.4
Poppler Poppler=0.5.9
Poppler Poppler=0.5.90
Poppler Poppler=0.5.91
Poppler Poppler=0.6.0
Poppler Poppler=0.6.1
Poppler Poppler=0.6.2
Poppler Poppler=0.6.3
Poppler Poppler=0.6.4
Poppler Poppler=0.7.0
Poppler Poppler=0.7.1
Poppler Poppler=0.7.2
Poppler Poppler=0.7.3
Poppler Poppler=0.8.0
Poppler Poppler=0.8.1
Poppler Poppler=0.8.2
Poppler Poppler=0.8.3
Poppler Poppler=0.8.4
Poppler Poppler=0.8.5
Poppler Poppler=0.8.6
Poppler Poppler=0.8.7
Poppler Poppler=0.9.0
Poppler Poppler=0.9.1
Poppler Poppler=0.9.2
Poppler Poppler=0.9.3
Poppler Poppler=0.10.0
Poppler Poppler=0.10.1
Poppler Poppler=0.10.2
Poppler Poppler=0.10.3
Poppler Poppler=0.10.4
Apple CUPS<=1.3.9
Apple CUPS=1.1
Apple CUPS=1.1.1
Apple CUPS=1.1.2
Apple CUPS=1.1.3
Apple CUPS=1.1.4
Apple CUPS=1.1.5
Apple CUPS=1.1.5-1
Apple CUPS=1.1.5-2
Apple CUPS=1.1.6
Apple CUPS=1.1.6-1
Apple CUPS=1.1.6-2
Apple CUPS=1.1.6-3
Apple CUPS=1.1.7
Apple CUPS=1.1.8
Apple CUPS=1.1.9
Apple CUPS=1.1.9-1
Apple CUPS=1.1.10
Apple CUPS=1.1.10-1
Apple CUPS=1.1.11
Apple CUPS=1.1.12
Apple CUPS=1.1.13
Apple CUPS=1.1.14
Apple CUPS=1.1.15
Apple CUPS=1.1.16
Apple CUPS=1.1.17
Apple CUPS=1.1.18
Apple CUPS=1.1.19
Apple CUPS=1.1.19-rc1
Apple CUPS=1.1.19-rc2
Apple CUPS=1.1.19-rc3
Apple CUPS=1.1.19-rc4
Apple CUPS=1.1.19-rc5
Apple CUPS=1.1.20
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc1
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc2
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc3
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc4
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc5
Apple CUPS=1.1.20-rc6
Apple CUPS=1.1.21
Apple CUPS=1.1.21-rc1
Apple CUPS=1.1.21-rc2
Apple CUPS=1.1.22
Apple CUPS=1.1.22-rc1
Apple CUPS=1.1.22-rc2
Apple CUPS=1.1.23
Apple CUPS=1.1.23-rc1
Apple CUPS=1.2.0
Apple CUPS=1.2.1
Apple CUPS=1.2.2
Apple CUPS=1.2.3
Apple CUPS=1.2.4
Apple CUPS=1.2.5
Apple CUPS=1.2.6
Apple CUPS=1.2.7
Apple CUPS=1.2.8
Apple CUPS=1.2.9
Apple CUPS=1.2.10
Apple CUPS=1.2.11
Apple CUPS=1.2.12
Apple CUPS=1.3.0
Apple CUPS=1.3.1
Apple CUPS=1.3.2
Apple CUPS=1.3.3
Apple CUPS=1.3.4
Apple CUPS=1.3.5
Apple CUPS=1.3.6
Apple CUPS=1.3.7
Apple CUPS=1.3.8
Apple CUPS=1.3.10
Apple CUPS=1.3.11

Remediation

Patch Available

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0458.html

Patch Available

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1790

Patch Available

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1793

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0430.html

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html

Patch Available

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0480.html

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34568

Patch Available

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1066

Event History

Mar 17, 2009
Data Sourced
11:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 23, 2009
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0166?

CVE-2009-0166 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for denial of service caused by the JBIG2 decoder flaw.

2

How do I fix CVE-2009-0166?

To fix CVE-2009-0166, users should update to the latest patched version of affected software that addresses this vulnerability.

3

What are the affected versions in CVE-2009-0166?

CVE-2009-0166 affects various versions of Xpdf, Glyph & Cog XpdfReader, and Poppler prior to version 0.10.5.

4

Can CVE-2009-0166 cause application crashes?

Yes, CVE-2009-0166 can potentially cause application crashes due to the freeing of uninitialized memory in the JBIG2 decoder.

5

Is CVE-2009-0166 specific to any particular operating systems?

CVE-2009-0166 is not limited to a specific operating system but affects multiple implementations of the decoding libraries across different platforms.

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