CVE-2009-0756
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to...
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
CVE-2009-0756- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
CVE-2009-0756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0756 No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0756- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fm5j-vjr3-jf4v No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to...
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
GHSA-fm5j-vjr3-jf4v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
CVE-2009-0756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0756 No score
The JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file that triggers a parsing error, which is not properly handled by JBIG2SymbolDict::~JBIG2SymbolDict and triggers an invalid memory dereference.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Poppler 0.10.3 - Denial of Service | 2009-02-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-0756 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Poppler, published March 3, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.1%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in poppler 0.10.6-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/33749
secunia.com/advisories/33853
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/19/2
wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0059
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lists.freedesktop.org/archives/poppler/2009-January/004403.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19702
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0756
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fm5j-vjr3-jf4v
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0756