CVE-2009-4035 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the FoFiType1::parse function within Xpdf, gpdf, and kpdf, affecting various versions. This flaw allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious PDF file with a specially designed Type 1 font, triggering a signed-to-unsigned integer conversion error. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it necessitates medium attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gpdf:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdegraphics:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kpdf:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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