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TI-2009-03440 Aliases CVE-2009-3603GHSA-2mhp-j72r-j69f

Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08582 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 58

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.02pl1VulnerableFoolabs
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.02pl2VulnerableFoolabs
cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.02pl3VulnerableFoolabs
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.00VulnerableGlyphandcog
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.01VulnerableGlyphandcog
cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.02VulnerableGlyphandcog
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.12.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.2Vulnerablepoppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.02pl1 Vulnerable ·Foolabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.02pl2 Vulnerable ·Foolabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.02pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.02pl3 Vulnerable ·Foolabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.00 Vulnerable ·Glyphandcog
  • cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.01 Vulnerable ·Glyphandcog
  • cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.02 Vulnerable ·Glyphandcog
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
Show 48 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.9Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.1Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.2Vulnerablepoppler
cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3Vulnerablepoppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.9 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.7 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.2 Vulnerable ·poppler
  • cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·poppler

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1504 Released 2009-10-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    poppler security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11.i386, poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11.i386, poppler-utils-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) poppler-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11, poppler-devel-0.5.4-4.4.el5_4.11.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2009:1504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1504
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2009:1504

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3603
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mhp-j72r-j69f
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 3

Advisory 16

Other 5

Sources

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