The Splash::drawImage function in Splash.cc in Xpdf 2.x and 3.x before 3.02pl4, and Poppler 0.x, as used in GPdf and kdegraphics KPDF, does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document that triggers a NULL pointer dereference or a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVE-2009-3604 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from gnome, from kde, from foolabs and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2009-10-21T17:30:00.313
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | gnome | gpdf | * | No |
| Application | kde | kpdf | * | No |
| Application | foolabs | xpdf | 3.02pl1 | Yes |
| Application | foolabs | xpdf | 3.02pl2 | Yes |
| Application | foolabs | xpdf | 3.02pl3 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 2.00 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 2.01 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 2.02 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 2.03 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 3.00 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 3.01 | Yes |
| Application | glyphandcog | xpdfreader | 3.02 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.4.4 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.4 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.9 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.90 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.5.91 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.6.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.6.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.6.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.6.4 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.7.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.7.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.7.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.4 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.5 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.6 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.8.7 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.9.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.9.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.9.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.9.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.4 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.5 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.6 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.10.7 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.11.0 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.11.1 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.11.2 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.11.3 | Yes |
| Application | poppler | poppler | 0.12.0 | Yes |
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