# CVE-2009-3609: Integer overflow in the ImageStream::ImageStream function in Stream.cc in Xpdf before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kd

- 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

Integer overflow in the ImageStream::ImageStream function in Stream.cc in Xpdf before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, and CUPS pdftops, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PDF document that triggers a NULL pointer dereference or buffer over-read.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/39938
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1504.html
- 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
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00750.html
- http://poppler.freedesktop.org/
- 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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8134
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2028
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37054
- 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
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11043
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023029
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1503.html

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