CVE-2009-4117
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
01/12/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html
- http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37513
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355
- 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.html
- http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37513
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441



