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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-3607 · published 21 October 2009

CVE-2009-3607: Poppler vulnerability

Poppler · Poppler

Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly 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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.9% · top 7.0% CWE-189 · CWE-189
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
38References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly 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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=c839b706
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
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/2009/dsa-1941
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36718
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526924
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53801
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=c839b706
http://secunia.com/advisories/37054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
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/2009/dsa-1941
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36718
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-3
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2925 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526924
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53801
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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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-3607), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.