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CVE-2009-3606

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3606 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function of Xpdf (before 3.02pl4) and Poppler 0.x, affecting products like kdegraphics KPDF. This flaw, rated 9.3 CVSS, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted PDF document, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious PDF) and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.00CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.01CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0863 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: xpdf-1:2.02-17.el3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: xpdf-1:3.00-22.el4_8.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-15.el5_4.2
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3606Moderate

xpdf/poppler: PSOutputDev:: doImageL1Sep integer overflow

Oct 14, 2009

References

ftp.foolabs.com / pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
Patch
cgit.freedesktop.org / poppler/poppler/diff/poppler/PSOutputDev.cc
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035399.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/37023
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37037
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37042
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37043
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37053
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37077
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37159
secunia.com / advisories/39327
secunia.com / advisories/39938
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53798
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11289
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7836
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1500.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
sunsolve.sun.com / search/document.do
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1941
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2028
debian.org / security/2010/dsa-2050
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/5
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/12/01/6
securityfocus.com / bid/36703
ExploitPatch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2924
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2928
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0802
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1040
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1220