CVE-2009-4035
The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in Xpdf 3.0.0, gpdf 2.8.2, kpdf in kdegraphics 3.3.1, and possibly other libraries and versions, does not check the return value of the getNextLine function, which allows context-dependent attackers to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in Xpdf 3.0.0, gpdf 2.8.2, kpdf in kdegraphics 3.3.1, and possibly other libraries and versions, does not check the return value of the getNextLine function, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a crafted Type 1 font that can produce a negative value, leading to a signed-to-unsigned integer conversion error and a buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.79% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gnome/gpdf · kde/kdegraphics · kde/kpdf · xpdf/xpdf
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/diff/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c0
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c017bf147c9069bbce32fc14467bd2a81a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37641Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37781Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37787Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37793Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1680.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1681.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1682.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023356
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3555Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541614
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54831
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10996
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/diff/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c0
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c017bf147c9069bbce32fc14467bd2a81a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37641Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37781Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37787Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37793Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1680.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1681.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1682.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37350
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023356
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3555Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541614
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.