CVE-2009-4117 Information

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942 as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a /Decode array for certain types of shading that are not properly handled by the (1) pdf_loadtype4shade (2) pdf_loadtype5shade (3) pdf_loadtype6shade and (4) pdf_loadtype7shade functions. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-11/0330.html http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/news.html http://secunia.com/advisories/37494 http://secunia.com/advisories/37513 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3355 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54441