CVE-2009-3603

N/A Unknown
Published: October 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1 might allow remote attackers to 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. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1188.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37034
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37053
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37034
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:087
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1040
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526915
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53793
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.3%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

glyphandcog foolabs poppler