CVE-2009-1605: sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-1605 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf. EPSS estimates a 3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 11-05-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the loadexponentialfunc function in mupdf/pdf_function.c in MuPDF in the mupdf-20090223-win32 package, as used in SumatraPDF 0.9.3 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

• 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.