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CVE-2009-1182

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1182 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within the JBIG2 MMR decoder, impacting Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other related products from Apple, Foolabs, and Glyph & Cog. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.5aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.91aCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.91bCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.91cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0735 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (10)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: xpdf-1:2.02-14.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: xpdf-1:3.00-20.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-13.el4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-12.el5_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1182Important

PDF JBIG2 MMR decoder buffer overflows

Apr 16, 2009

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
poppler.freedesktop.org / releases.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-0458.html
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34291
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34481
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34746
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34755
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34756
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34852
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34959
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34963
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34991
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35037
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35064
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35065
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35618
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35685
Vendor Advisory
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10735
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00567.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01277.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01291.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1790
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1793
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/196617
US Government Resource
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0430.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0480.html
securityfocus.com / bid/34568
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1065
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1066
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1076
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1077
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1040
Vendor Advisory