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CVE-2009-0756· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF

The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.

MediumCVSS 5.0 · v2.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 3, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
10.1% · 95th percentile
CWE
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Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
3 / 30 · 10.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
popplerpoppler

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • poppler popplerup to 0.10.3 inclusive
  • poppler poppler0.1
  • poppler poppler0.1.1
  • poppler poppler0.1.2
  • poppler poppler0.10.1
  • poppler poppler0.10.2
  • poppler poppler0.2.0
  • poppler poppler0.3.0
  • poppler poppler0.3.1
  • poppler poppler0.3.2
  • poppler poppler0.3.3
  • poppler poppler0.4.0
  • poppler poppler0.4.1
  • poppler poppler0.4.2
  • poppler poppler0.4.3
  • poppler poppler0.4.4
  • poppler poppler0.5.0
  • poppler poppler0.5.1
  • poppler poppler0.5.2
  • poppler poppler0.5.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12popplerbefore 0.10.6-10.10.6-1

Same product

poppler: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2009-0165Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, as used in Poppler and other products, when running on Mac OS X, has unsp
    41Plan
  • CVE-2009-3608Integer 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
    40Plan
  • CVE-2009-3606Integer overflow in the PSOutputDev::doImageL1Sep function in Xpdf before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in kdegraphics KPDF, might allow
    40Plan
  • CVE-2009-3603Integer overflow in the SplashBitmap::SplashBitmap function in Xpdf 3.x before 3.02pl4 and Poppler before 0.12.1 might allow remote attacker
    40Plan
  • CVE-2009-3607Integer overflow in the create_surface_from_thumbnail_data function in glib/poppler-page.cc in Poppler 0.x allows remote attackers to cause
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2008-2950The Page destructor in Page.cc in libpoppler in Poppler 0.8.4 and earlier deletes a pageWidgets object even if it is not initialized by a Pa
    35Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:poppler0.10.6-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrydos2009-02-12

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-20 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+6420 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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