CVE-2009-3938

Description

Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941

http://secunia.com/advisories/37333

http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3