CVE-2009-4117
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-4117 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-12-01 00:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain types of shading that are not properly handled by the (1) pdf_loadtype4shade, (2) pdf_loadtype5shade, (3) pdf_loadtype6shade, and (4) pdf_loadtype7shade functions. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | 0.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sumatrapdfreader | Sumatrapdf | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SumatraPDF Shading Pattern Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archives.neohapsis.com | Exploit |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.kowalczyk.info | |
| cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit | [email protected] | cgit.ghostscript.com | |
| MuPDF Shading Pattern Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit | [email protected] | cgit.ghostscript.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi | [email protected] | bugs.ghostscript.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.