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Low
CVE-2005-2097
xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-706.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17277
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-671.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10280
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1136
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:138
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/163-1/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-670.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-780
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14529
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21339
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
kpdf, xpdf
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 3.0_pl2, 3.0_pl3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 16th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.