PT-2009-6154 · Abiword+1 · Abiword+1

Jakub Wilk · Published 2009-11-13 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-3938

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Poppler (aka libpoppler) versions 0.10.6 through 0.12.0

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function, which can be triggered by a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a denial of service and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code. The Abiword pdftoabw utility is affected.

Recommendations For Poppler (aka libpoppler) versions 0.10.6 through 0.12.0, update to a version that fixes the buffer overflow issue in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3938

DSA-1941-1

Affected Products

Abiword

Poppler

References · 13

• 🔥 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37333 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3938 · Vendor Advisory
• http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3938 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36976 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215 · Note