CVE-2009-3605

CVE-2009-3605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Poppler with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8. 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-189.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 6.8)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 4% (90th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-189
• Affected product: Poppler
• Published: 2009-11-02
• Last modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple integer overflows in Poppler 0.10.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to (1) glib/poppler-page.cc; (2) ArthurOutputDev.cc, (3) CairoOutputDev.cc, (4) GfxState.cc, (5) JBIG2Stream.cc, (6) PSOutputDev.cc, and (7) SplashOutputDev.cc in poppler/; and (8) SplashBitmap.cc, (9) Splash.cc, and (10) SplashFTFont.cc in splash/. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2009-0791.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3605?

Multiple integer overflows in Poppler 0.10.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, related to (1) glib/poppler-page.cc; (2) ArthurOutputDev.cc, (3) CairoOutputDev.cc, (4) GfxState.cc, (5) JBIG2Stream.cc, (6) PSOutputDev.cc, and (7) SplashOutputDev.cc in poppler/; and (8) SplashBitmap.cc, (9) Splash.cc, and (10) SplashFTFont.cc in splash/. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2009-0791.

How severe is CVE-2009-3605?

CVE-2009-3605 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2009-3605 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 4% (90th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2009-3605?

CVE-2009-3605 primarily affects Poppler. In total, 48 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3605?

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

When was CVE-2009-3605 published?

CVE-2009-3605 was published on 2009-11-02 and last updated on 2026-06-16.

References

• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=284a92899602daa4a7f429e61849e794569310b5
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=7b2d314a61fd0e12f47c62996cb49ec0d1ba747a
• http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?id=9cf2325fb22f812b31858e519411f57747d39bd8
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00004.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37114
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-274030-1
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021706.1-1
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:334
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-850-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-3605
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491840
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/poppler_0.10.5-1ubuntu2.4.diff.gz
• https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/poppler_0.8.7-1ubuntu0.4.diff.gz
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7731

Affected products (48)

• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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