CVE-2009-4117
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4117- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4117- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4088 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4088- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5m5r-69xr-2fx8 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5m5r-69xr-2fx8- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | MuPDF < 20091125231942 - 'pdf_shade4.c' Multiple Stack Buffer Overflows | 2009-11-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4117 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Sumatrapdfreader Sumatrapdf, published December 1, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.78%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/37494
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441
secunia.com/advisories/37513
blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355
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bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708030
cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit?id=a21cc1548993c392e474817bb3d656eb3730d88f
cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit?id=cf6860c3d70a2f7a63cdb621cc3b58c891915deb
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4117
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m5r-69xr-2fx8