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CVE-2009-3608
Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 10.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 12 days later
· 12 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.2% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- 39938 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1504 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-1941 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:287 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526637 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091201 Re: Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37028 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-1377 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-10823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1501 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37079 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2009:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-2028 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-2050 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091130 Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 37159 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-1805 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1021706 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-10845 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1512 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37077 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1023029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2926 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 37037 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-850-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0802 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1502 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2010-1842 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- xpdf-objectstream-bo(53794) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2928 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1513 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091130 Re: Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 37051 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 274030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- ADV-2010-1220 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- USN-850-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 37053 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37061 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 39327 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 37043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2009-016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9536 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 36703 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2009-2925 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:334 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3589 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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