MEDIUM
xpdf: Freeing of potentially uninitialized memory in JBIG2 decoder
Published Apr 23, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
The JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, and other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file that triggers a free of uninitialized memory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 0.5a
- 0.7a
- 0.91a
- 0.91b
- 0.91c
- 0.92a
- 0.92b
- 0.92c
- 0.92d
- 0.92e
- 0.93a
- 0.93b
- 0.93c
- 1.00a
- ≤ 3.02
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.80
- 0.90
- 0.91
- 0.92
- 0.93
- 1.00
- 1.01
- 2.00
- 2.01
- 2.02
- 2.03
- 3.00
- 3.01
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 0.10.5
- 0.1
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.2
- 0.2.0
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.9
- 0.5.90
- 0.5.91
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.7.0
- 0.7.1
- 0.7.2
- 0.7.3
- 0.8.0
- 0.8.1
- 0.8.2
- 0.8.3
- 0.8.4
- 0.8.5
- 0.8.6
- 0.8.7
- 0.9.0
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
- 0.9.3
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.1
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
Configuration 3
OR
- ≤ 1.3.9
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.5-1
- 1.1.5-2
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.6-1
- 1.1.6-2
- 1.1.6-3
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.1.9-1
- 1.1.10
- 1.1.10-1
- 1.1.11
- 1.1.12
- 1.1.13
- 1.1.14
- 1.1.15
- 1.1.16
- 1.1.17
- 1.1.18
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.19
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.20
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.21
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.22
- 1.1.23
- 1.1.23
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.3.10
- 1.3.11
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
xpdf-1:2.02-14.el3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0429
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0458
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-13.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0431
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0399
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
xpdf-1:3.00-20.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0430
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.4
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0429
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-12.el5_3
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0431
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9
Fixed · RHSA-2009:0480
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0400
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | xpdf-1:2.02-14.el3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.27.el4_7.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0429 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gpdf-0:2.8.2-7.7.2.el4_7.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0458 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-13.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0431 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tetex-0:2.0.2-22.0.1.EL4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0399 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | xpdf-1:3.00-20.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0430 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | cups-1:1.3.7-8.el5_3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0429 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdegraphics-7:3.5.4-12.el5_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0431 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | poppler-0:0.5.4-4.4.el5_3.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2009:0480 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | tetex-0:3.0-33.8.el5_5.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0400 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.32% 0.02318
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02318
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02318) | 82.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02318) | 81.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 10.04% (0.10043) | 93.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 14, 2025 | 5.19% (0.05190) | 89.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 3.20% (0.03199) | 86.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 5.54% (0.05539) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.04% (0.08043) | 91.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.89% (0.17893) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.04% (0.08043) | 91.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01969) | 86.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 85.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 84.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.93% (0.03932) | 67.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (43)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0061 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1790 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatch
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- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34568 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022073 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1077 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0166 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=490625 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0166
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9778 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
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Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 23, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 16, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0166
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a