CVE-2009-0755 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file exploiting a flaw in the Poppler library's form handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-0755?
CVE-2009-0755 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The FormWidgetChoice::loadDefaults function in Poppler before 0.10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a PDF file with an invalid Form Opt entry.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0755?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Poppler Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0755?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-0755 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-0755 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0755, GHSA-jmc7-m54g-vwh9.