| 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, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1941-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 534680 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 22.12.0-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 24.08.0-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| poppler | source | lenny | 0.8.7-3 | DSA-1941-1 | ||
| poppler | source | (unstable) | 0.12.2-2.1 | low | 534680 |
[etch] - poppler <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)