ID CVE-2005-2097
Summary xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:kde:kpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0_pl2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0_pl3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 19-10-2018 - 15:32)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:04:16.110-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10280
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information.
version 30
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:670
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:671
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:706
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:708
rpms
  • xpdf-1:3.00-11.8
  • xpdf-debuginfo-1:3.00-11.8
  • kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.4
  • kdegraphics-debuginfo-7:3.3.1-3.4
  • kdegraphics-devel-7:3.3.1-3.4
  • cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • cups-debuginfo-1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups-debuginfo-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • cups-libs-1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups-libs-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • gpdf-0:2.8.2-4.4
  • gpdf-debuginfo-0:2.8.2-4.4
refmap via4
bid 14529
debian
  • DSA-1136
  • DSA-780
  • DSA-936
fedora
  • FLSA-2006:176751
  • FLSA:175404
mandriva MDKSA-2005:138
sco SCOSA-2005.42
secunia
  • 17277
  • 18398
  • 18407
  • 21339
  • 25729
sunalert 102972
suse SUSE-SR:2005:019
ubuntu USN-163-1
vupen ADV-2007-2280
Last major update 19-10-2018 - 15:32
Published 16-08-2005 - 04:00
Last modified 19-10-2018 - 15:32
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