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.
CVE-2009-3608
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 95.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 21, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (106)
- secalert@redhatftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
- secalert@redhathttp://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37028
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37034
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37037
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37043
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37051
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37053
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37054
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37061
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37077
Patch Availability(10)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libpoppler-glib2 (0.6.4-1ubuntu3.3) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | kword (1:1.6.3-7ubuntu6.1) @ jaunty | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libpoppler5 (0.12.0-0ubuntu2.1) @ karmic | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 | 2010-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5 | 2009-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-15.el4_8.2 | 2009-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-15.el5_4.2 | 2009-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11 | 2009-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | cups-1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.3 | 2009-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | xpdf-1:3.00-22.el4_8.1 | 2009-10-15 | 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.
All Vendor Advisories
(10)
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-2009:1501IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1501 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1502IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1502 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1503IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1503 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1504IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1504 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1512IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1512 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2009:1513IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2009:1513 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2010:0400IMPORTANT2009-10-14
RHSA-2010:0400 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-850-1MEDIUM
poppler vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-850-3MEDIUM
poppler vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-973-1MEDIUM
KOffice vulnerabilities
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