VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2097
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…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.43%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kpdf · xpdf/xpdf
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17277Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21339
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-780
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1136
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:138
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-670.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-671.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-706.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14529
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10280
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/163-1/
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17277Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21339
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-780
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.