CVE-2009-1144

CVE-2009-1144 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foolabs Xpdf with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-94.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.9)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (34th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-94
• Affected product: Foolabs Xpdf
• Published: 2009-04-09
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse xpdfrc file in the current working directory, related to an unset SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro in a Gentoo build process that uses the poppler library.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1144?

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Gentoo package of Xpdf before 3.02-r2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse xpdfrc file in the current working directory, related to an unset SYSTEM_XPDFRC macro in a Gentoo build process that uses the poppler library.

How severe is CVE-2009-1144?

CVE-2009-1144 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2009-1144 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (34th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2009-1144?

CVE-2009-1144 primarily affects Foolabs Xpdf. In total, 32 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1144?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2009-1144 published?

CVE-2009-1144 was published on 2009-04-09 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200023
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=242930
• http://osvdb.org/53529
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34610
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-07.xml
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34401

Affected products (32)

• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:1.00a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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