CVE-2009-3938

Name	CVE-2009-3938
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
References	DSA-1941-1
NVD severity	medium (attack range: remote)
Debian Bugs	534680

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
poppler (PTS)	jessie (security), jessie	0.26.5-2+deb8u4	fixed
	stretch (security), stretch	0.48.0-2+deb9u2	fixed
	buster, sid	0.63.0-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
poppler	source	(unstable)	0.12.2-2.1	low		534680
poppler	source	etch	(not affected)
poppler	source	lenny	0.8.7-3	medium	DSA-1941-1

[etch] - poppler <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)