CVE-2009-0195

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.

Published: 2009-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0195 is rated Moderate Risk (61.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.02%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.74% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0195

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-14 7.27% 9.02% +1.74%
2 2025-11-04 10.29% 7.27% -3.01%
3 2025-04-03 10.29%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0195

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0195

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0195

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2009-0195 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xpdf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0195
gentoo normal CVE-2009-0195: 1 GLSA(s) (201310-03), 1 atom(s) (app-text/poppler); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0195
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0195
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0195 medium priority: Ubuntu including 11 source packages (gpdf, ipe, …), 374 status rows across 34 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, dapper, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, gutsy, hardy, hirsute, impish, intrepid, jammy, jaunty, karmic, kinetic, lucid, lunar, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 181, not-affected 104, ignored 43 (5 distinct statuses). https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0195

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0195

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple cups 1.3.9 cpe:2.3:a:apple:cups:1.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.5a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.7a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.91a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.91b cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.91c cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.91c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.92a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.92b cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.92c cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.92d cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.92e cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.92e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.93a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.93b cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 0.93c cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:0.93c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 1.00a cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:1.00a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
foolabs xpdf 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:foolabs:xpdf:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader <= 3.02 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 2.00 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 2.03 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 3.00 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0195

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