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poppler, xpdf — security advisory
Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- Products
- poppler, xpdf
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.12.2-1, 3.02-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2009-3608
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:59 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Integer overflow in the ObjectStream::ObjectStream function in XRef.cc in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1, as used in GPdf, kdegraphics KPDF, CUPS pdftops, and teTeX, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3608
poppler
Fixed versions: 0.12.2-1
poppler
Fixed versions: 0.12.2-1
poppler
Fixed versions: 0.12.2-1
xpdf
Fixed versions: 3.02-2
xpdf
Fixed versions: 3.02-2
xpdf
Fixed versions: 3.02-2
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:31.853089487Z",
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