Poppler prior 0.10.0 SplashBitmap numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Poppler (Document Reader Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is the function SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2009-1188.

The weakness was released 10/21/2009 by Adam Zabrocki with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3603. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/24/2021).

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67942 (Oracle Linux 5 : poppler (ELSA-2009-1504)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118118 (Fedora Update for pdfedit (FEDORA-2010-2061)).

Upgrading to version 0.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53793) and Tenable (67942). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 47894, 50663, 50521 and 50520.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 67942
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : poppler (ELSA-2009-1504)
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OpenVAS ID: 67264
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2028-1 (xpdf)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.10.0

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10/21/2009 +3 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +614 days 🔍
08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Adam Zabrocki
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3603 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53793
Vulnerability Center: 23768 - Xpdf 3-3.02pl3 SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap() Remote Buffer Overflow via a Crafted PDF File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36703 - Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 08:50
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 04/05/2019 09:18 (13), 08/24/2021 08:48 (3), 08/24/2021 08:50 (1)
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