CVE-2009-3604 describes a memory allocation vulnerability in the Splash::drawImage function within Xpdf and Poppler, affecting products like GPdf and KPDF. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted PDF document. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.02pl1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.02pl2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.02pl3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.