Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

5.9% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-189 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-189 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (19)

• DSA-1941 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20091201 Re: Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-10823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 36718 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20091130 Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• poppler-createsurfacefromthumbnaildata-bo(53801) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 37159 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 37054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526924 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1021706 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-10845 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 37114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2011:175 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• USN-850-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20091130 Re: Need more information on recent poppler issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 274030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
• USN-850-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=c839b706 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2009-2925 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 06:31 UTC.