CVE-2009-4035

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-12-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

The FoFiType1::parse function in fofi/FoFiType1.cc in Xpdf 3.0.0, gpdf 2.8.2, kpdf in kdegraphics 3.3.1, and possibly other libraries and versions, does not check the return value of the getNextLine function, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a crafted Type 1 font that can produce a negative value, leading to a signed-to-unsigned integer conversion error and a buffer overflow.

Affected products

GNOME Gpdf: 2.8.2
Kdegraphics: 3.3.1
KDE Kpdf: 3.3.1
Xpdf: 3.0.0

References

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/diff/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c0
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/tree/fofi/FoFiType1.cc?id=4b4fc5c017bf147c9069bbce32fc14467bd2a81a
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37641
http://secunia.com/advisories/37781
http://secunia.com/advisories/37787
http://secunia.com/advisories/37793
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1680.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1681.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1682.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37350
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023356

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