THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-0755
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2009-0755

Poppler vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
10.8%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Poppler
Affected product
Poppler
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2009-03-03

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-0755

  • Confirm whether Poppler Poppler is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-0755.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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