Description
Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Published: 2009-11-13
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 3.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1941-1 New poppler packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3909 Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:50.643Z

Reserved: 2009-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3938

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-13T16:30:00.297

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3938

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-08-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3938 - Bugzilla

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