# CVE-2009-0146: Multiple buffer overflows in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, and other products allow remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, and other products allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file, related to (1) JBIG2SymbolDict::setBitmap and (2) JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg.

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1793
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9632
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-20.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34963
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3639
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35037
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1077
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1621
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35064
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1066
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34481
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.578477
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1065
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=263028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0430.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00567.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35618
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00005.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490612

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