Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadexponentialfunc function in mupdf/pdf_function.c in MuPDF in the mupdf-20090223-win32 package, as used in SumatraPDF 0.9.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file
Published May 11, 2009
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.45%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadexponentialfunc function in mupdf/pdf_function.c in MuPDF in the mupdf-20090223-win32 package, as used in SumatraPDF 0.9.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.9.3
- 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3
- 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.7
- 0.8
- 0.8.1
- 0.9
- 0.9.1
- 0.9.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 13, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 4, 2026.
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed. Showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03446) | 88.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.45% (0.03446) | 87.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 7.04% (0.07040) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.21% (0.02209) | 83.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.13% (0.05133) | 92.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 6.33% (0.06333) | 93.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 76.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 68.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 60.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 2.71% (0.02705) | 89.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2023 | 2.42% (0.02420) | 88.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.86% (0.02864) | 89.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 90.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.31% (0.06309) | 77.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0258.html mailing-listExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34916 third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1185 vdb-entryVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1186 vdb-entryVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690555
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=451373e028f82fa2f1cc2a6a669df31d85c877bd
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-04/0258.html | mailing-listExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34916 | third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1185 | vdb-entryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1186 | vdb-entryVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690555 | ||
| https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=451373e028f82fa2f1cc2a6a669df31d85c877bd |
Change history (0)
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