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CVE-2009-3938

UNKNOWN
6.8CVSS
Published: 2009-11-13
Updated: 2025-04-09
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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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector
network
Access Cmplx
medium
Auth
none
Confidentiality
partial
Integrity
partial
Availability
partial
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Metadata

Primary Vendor
POPPLER
Published
11/13/2009
Last Modified
4/9/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

poppler : popplerpoppler : poppler

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