ABWOutputDev:: endWord function
Published Nov 13, 2009
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.32%
Description
Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of poppler as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.32% (0.05322) | 92.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.32% (0.05322) | 91.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03449) | 86.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.13% (0.09134) | 87.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03449) | 86.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02690) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 2.69% (0.02690) | 90.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 2.98% (0.02981) | 90.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 2.67% (0.02668) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.91% (0.02912) | 89.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37333 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3938 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537471 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3938
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3938
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37333 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1941 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36976 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3227 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3938 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537471 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54215 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3938 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3938 |
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