CVE-2009-4117
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain types of shading that are not properly handled by the (1) pdf_loadtype4shade, (2) pdf_loadtype5shade, (3) pdf_loadtype6shade, and (4) pdf_loadtype7shade functions. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 7.78% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sumatrapdfreader/sumatrapdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.htmlExploit
- http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37494Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37513Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708030
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=a21cc1548993c392e474817bb3d656eb3730d88f
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=cf6860c3d70a2f7a63cdb621cc3b58c891915deb
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.htmlExploit
- http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37494Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37513Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.