National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-4117
Original release date:12/01/2009
Last revised:10/24/2012
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov.
External Source: XF
Name: mupdf-pdfshade4c-bo(54441)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-3355
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37513
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37494
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html
External Source: FULLDISC
Name: 20091128 MuPDF pdf_shade4.c multiple stack-based buffer overflows
