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CVE-2009-3603 Detail

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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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:087
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36703 Exploit  Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2924 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0802
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1040
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1220
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526915
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53793
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9671
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3603
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.