Poppler up to 0.0 CairoOutputDev.cc numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Poppler up to 0.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file CairoOutputDev.cc. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2009-1187. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Poppler up to 0.0 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file CairoOutputDev.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoding feature in Poppler before 0.10.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to CairoOutputDev (CairoOutputDev.cc).

The weakness was presented 04/23/2009 by Braden Thomas as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1187 since 03/31/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43748 (CentOS 5 : poppler (CESA-2009:0480)), 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 155912 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Poppler (ELSA-2009-0480)).

Upgrading to version 0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50184), Tenable (43748), SecurityFocus (BID 34568†), Secunia (SA34746†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21900†). See VDB-48479, VDB-47894, VDB-47892 and VDB-47890 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43748
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : poppler (CESA-2009:0480)
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OpenVAS ID: 64401
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 11 FEDORA-2009-6972 (poppler)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Poppler 0.1

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04/16/2009 +16 days 🔍
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04/17/2009 +1 days 🔍
04/23/2009 +6 days 🔍
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05/05/2009 +12 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2142 days 🔍
12/29/2024 +3574 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Braden Thomas
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47893

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X-Force: 50184
SecurityFocus: 34568 - Xpdf JBIG2 Processing Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34746 - Poppler Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 21900 - Poppler < 0.10.6 JBIG2 Decoder CairoOutputDev Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1076

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 12/29/2024 00:15
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (65), 04/05/2019 09:18 (14), 08/09/2021 18:18 (3), 12/29/2024 00:15 (15)
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