Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:36976

Info

Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36976
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3938
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 10 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 09:16AM
Credit: This issue was reported by Jakub Wilk in a Debian bug report.
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP3
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
Poppler poppler 0.10.6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Poppler is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the library fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running an application that relies on the affected library. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Exploit / POC

Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Debian Linux 5.0 alpha

Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Debian Linux 5.0 s/390

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 5.0 hppa

Debian Linux 5.0 arm

Debian Linux 5.0 armel

Debian Linux 5.0 amd64

Debian Linux 5.0 mips

Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 5.0 sparc

References

Poppler 'ABWOutputDev.cc' Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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