Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.02 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Foo Labs Xpdf. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0195. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Foo Labs Xpdf (Document Reader Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9, and probably other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted JBIG2 symbol dictionary segments.

The weakness was released 04/23/2009 by Alin Rad Pop with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0195 since 01/20/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38897 (CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155941 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for GPdf (ELSA-2009-0458)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8678.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50128), Tenable (38897), SecurityFocus (BID 34791†), Secunia (SA34291†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21814†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-47890, VDB-47889, VDB-47888 and VDB-47887. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38897
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : cups (CESA-2009:0429)
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OpenVAS ID: 880900
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for gpdf CESA-2009:0458 centos4 i386
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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03/17/2015 +2144 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0195 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0195
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47881

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X-Force: 50128
SecurityFocus: 34791 - CUPS and Xpdf JBIG2 Symbol Dictionary Processing Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 34291 - Xpdf JBIG2 Processing Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 21814 - Xpdf 3.02pl2 and CUPS 1.3.9 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via a PDF File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2010-1040

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 17:47
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (66), 06/02/2019 08:59 (16), 08/09/2021 17:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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