Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.02 on MacOS JBIG2 Decoder numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Foo Labs Xpdf on MacOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component JBIG2 Decoder. The manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0165. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foo Labs Xpdf on MacOS (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component JBIG2 Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, as used in Poppler and other products, when running on Mac OS X, has unspecified impact, related to "g*allocn."

The weakness was disclosed 04/23/2009 by Braden Thomas (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-0165 since 01/16/2009. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38692 (Debian DSA-1790-1 : xpdf - multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165632 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2009:012)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50377), Tenable (38692), SecurityFocus (BID 34568†), Secunia (SA34852†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21819†). The entries VDB-23858, VDB-30376, VDB-40710 and VDB-42878 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Document Reader Software

Vendor

• Foo Labs

Name

• Xpdf

Version

• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.5a
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.7a
• 0.80
• 0.90
• 0.91
• 0.91a
• 0.91b
• 0.91c
• 0.92
• 0.92a
• 0.92b
• 0.92c
• 0.92d
• 0.92e
• 0.93
• 0.93a
• 0.93b
• 0.93c
• 1.00
• 1.00a
• 1.01
• 2.00
• 2.01
• 2.02
• 2.03
• 3.0.1
• 3.00
• 3.01
• 3.02

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38692
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1790-1 : xpdf - multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63955
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1790-1 (xpdf)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2009 🔍
04/16/2009 +90 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +7 days 🔍
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04/23/2009 +0 days 🔍
05/03/2009 +10 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2144 days 🔍
08/09/2021 +2337 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Braden Thomas
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47892

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X-Force: 50377
SecurityFocus: 34568 - Xpdf JBIG2 Processing Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34852 - SUSE update for cups, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 21819 - Xpdf 3.02pl2 and Earlier Running on Mac OS X Integer Overflow in the JBIG2 Decoder, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-1297

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/09/2021 18:10
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (63), 06/02/2019 08:59 (15), 08/09/2021 18:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A27:103

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