Description
Buffer overflow in the ABWOutputDev::endWord function in poppler/ABWOutputDev.cc in Poppler (aka libpoppler) 0.10.6, 0.12.0, and possibly other versions, as used by the Abiword pdftoabw utility, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | poppler | 0.12.2-2.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | poppler | 0.12.2-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | poppler | 0.12.2-2.1 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | poppler | 0.8.7-3 | DSA-1941-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1941-1 poppler - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- DSA-1941 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=30599&action=edit
- MDVSA-2011:175 vendor-advisory
- 36976 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23074
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=534680
- poppler-abwoutputdev-bo(54215) vdb-entry
- 37333 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2009-3227 vdb-entry