Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
CVE-2009-1179
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 6.8 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 5.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 6.8MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 6.8(low)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation6% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 6%
- EPSS %ILE
- 92%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 23, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (98)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/jun/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- secalert@redhathttp://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0458.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34291
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34481
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34746
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34755
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34756
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34852
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34959
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34963
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libpoppler-glib2 (0.6.4-1ubuntu3.2) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | kword (1:1.6.3-7ubuntu6.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9 | 2009-05-13 | redhat |
| redhat | gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4 | 2009-04-30 | redhat |
| redhat | cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.4 | 2009-04-16 | redhat |
| redhat | xpdf-1:3.00-20.el4 | 2009-04-16 | redhat |
| redhat | kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-12.el5_3 | 2009-04-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(12 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | — | 0.10.6-1 | — |
| xpdf | — | 3.02-1.4+lenny1 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | — | 0.10.6-1 | — |
| xpdf | — | 3.02-1.4+lenny1 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | — | 0.10.6-1 | — |
| xpdf | — | 3.02-1.4+lenny1 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | — | 0.10.6-1 | — |
| xpdf | — | 3.02-1.4+lenny1 | — |
Debian:4.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kdegraphics | 4:3.5.5-3, 4:3.5.5-3etch1, 4:3.5.5-3etch2 | 4:3.5.5-3etch3 | — |
| xpdf | 3.01-9, 3.01-9.1+etch2, 3.01-9.1+etch4, 3.01-9.1+etch5, 3.01-9etch1 | 3.01-9.1+etch6 | — |
Debian:5.0(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| kdegraphics | 4:3.5.9-3 | 4:3.5.9-3+lenny1 | — |
| xpdf | 3.02-1.4 | 3.02-1.4+lenny1 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
(9)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0429IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2009:0429 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0430IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2009:0430 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0431IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2009:0431 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0458IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2009:0458 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:0480IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2009:0480 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0399IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2010:0399 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0400IMPORTANT2009-04-16
RHSA-2010:0400 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-759-1MEDIUM
poppler vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-973-1MEDIUM
KOffice vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 12× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 115 total refreshes for this CVE.
- 2026-08-27 14:19 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-26 06:13 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-08-25 13:43 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 16:58 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 01:24 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-09 22:40 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-07-26 13:38 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
- 2026-07-25 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-24 23:41 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-07-24 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 14:14 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-23 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-07-22 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-22 14:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-18 09:59 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-06-19 06:25 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-06-18 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-30 17:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-30 17:06 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-30 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-30 12:23 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-29 13:40 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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