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title: "CVE-2009-1187\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1187?format=md
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# CVE-2009-1187

Publication date 23 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoding feature in Poppler before 0.10.6
allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly
execute arbitrary code via vectors related to CairoOutputDev
(CairoOutputDev.cc).

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-1187?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| cups | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| cupsys | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| evince | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| gpdf | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| ipe | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| kdegraphics | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| koffice | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| libextractor | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| pdfkit.framework | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| pdftohtml | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |
| poppler | 9.10 karmic | Fixed 0.10.5-1ubuntu2 |
| 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 0.10.5-1ubuntu2 |
| 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 0.8.7-1ubuntu0.2 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 0.6.4-1ubuntu3.2 |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.5.1-0ubuntu7.5 |
| tetex-bin | 9.10 karmic | Not in release |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not in release |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not in release |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| texlive-bin | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |
| xpdf | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

CUPS on Ubuntu uses system pdftops (compiled with --disable-pdftops)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1187)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1187)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-1187)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1187)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-759-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-759-1)
+ poppler vulnerabilities
+ 16 April 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1187>
