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CVE-2009-3608

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3608 describes an integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function within Xpdf and Poppler, affecting various PDF-related applications like GPdf, KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX. This vulnerability, rated with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document due to a heap-based buffer overflow. Despite its high severity and critical impact (confidentiality, integrity, availability), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

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
10.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1023 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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 (8)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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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 4Fixed in: gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_8.5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-15.el4_8.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-15.el5_4.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: cups-1:1.3.7-11.el5_4.3
View patch
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-2009-3608Important

xpdf/poppler: integer overflow in ObjectStream::ObjectStream (oCERT-2009-016)

Oct 14, 2009

References

ftp.foolabs.com / pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
Patch
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
poppler.freedesktop.org
PatchVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/37028
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37034
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37037
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37043
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37051
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37053
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37054
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37061
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37077
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37079
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37114
secunia.com / advisories/37159
secunia.com / advisories/39327
secunia.com / advisories/39938
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53794
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9536
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1502.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2009-1513.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
ocert.org / advisories/ocert-2009-016.html
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
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-850-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-850-3
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2924
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2925
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2926
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2928
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/0802
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/1220