CVE-2009-0195: apple cups

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0195 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in apple cups. EPSS estimates a 5.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-04-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9, and probably other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with crafted JBIG2 symbol dictionary segments.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.