CVE-2009-1181

The JBIG2 decoder in Xpdf 3.02pl2 and earlier, CUPS 1.3.9 and earlier, Poppler before 0.10.6, and other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted PDF file that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Published: 2009-04-23 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2009-1181 is rated Moderate Risk (49.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.80%). EPSS rose +1.37% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1181

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 2026-06-15 2.43% 3.80% +1.37%
2 2026-01-06 1.71% 2.43% +0.72%
3 2025-12-14 — 1.71% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-1181

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-1181

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-1181

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2009-1181 medium priority: Debian including 2 source packages (poppler, xpdf), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1181
gentoo normal CVE-2009-1181: 1 GLSA(s) (201310-03), 1 atom(s) (app-text/poppler); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-1181
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1181
suse medium CVE-2009-1181 severity moderate: SUSE including 90 source package names (libpoppler-cpp0-0.43.0-15.1, libpoppler-cpp0-0.43.0-16.15.1, …), 157 product×package rows across 33 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (33 product lines)): Fixed 157. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1181/
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-1181 medium priority: Ubuntu including 14 source packages (cups, cupsys, …), 476 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 216, not-affected 169, ignored 43 (5 distinct statuses). https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-1181

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
glyphandcog xpdfreader 3.01 cpe:2.3:a:glyphandcog:xpdfreader:3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler <= 0.10.5 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.9 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.90 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.5.91 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.5.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.4 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.8.7 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
poppler poppler 0.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-1181

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
http://poppler.freedesktop.org/releases.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0458.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34291 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34481 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34746 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34755 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34756 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34852 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34959 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34963 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34991 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35037 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35064 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35065 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35618 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685 Vendor Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2009&m=slackware-security.578477
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1790 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1793 Patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/196617 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:101
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:087
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:175
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0429.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0430.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0431.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0480.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34568 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022072
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1065 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1066 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1076 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1077 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1040 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=495894
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9683
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg00567.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01277.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01291.html
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