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
Published Dec 1, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.78%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0
- 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
- 0.9.3
- 0.9.4
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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.
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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.78% (0.07776) | 94.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.78% (0.07776) | 93.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 25, 2025 | 25.63% (0.25631) | 95.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 24.33% (0.24330) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.70% (0.16701) | 91.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.33% (0.24330) | 95.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 22.01% (0.22006) | 96.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 22.01% (0.22006) | 96.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2024 | 12.98% (0.12982) | 95.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 11.77% (0.11774) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 12.98% (0.12983) | 94.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.79% (0.13793) | 94.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 94.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 93.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.29% (0.09290) | 87.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html mailing-listExploit
- http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37494 third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37513 third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355 vdb-entryVendor Advisory
- 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 vdb-entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html | mailing-listExploit | |
| http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html | ||
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37494 | third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37513 | third-party-advisoryVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355 | vdb-entryVendor Advisory | |
| 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 | vdb-entry |
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