# CVE-2009-1183: The JBIG2 MMR decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers

- 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

The JBIG2 MMR decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and hang) via a crafted PDF file.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1793
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34963
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1790
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35037
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1077
- 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.securitytracker.com/id?1022072
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1065
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0430.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00567.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495899
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35618
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35065
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0480.html
- http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34568
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/196617
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1040
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0458.html

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