CVE-2009-3938: Buffer Overflow
First published: Fri Nov 13 2009(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Poppler Poppler | =0.10.6 | |
| Poppler Poppler | =0.12.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37333
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227
- 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
- collector/nvd-historical
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- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/remedy
- agent/tags
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/poppler
- canonical/poppler poppler
- version/poppler poppler/0.10.6
- version/poppler poppler/0.12.0