SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3625

Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via streams that end prematurely, as demonstrated using the (1) CCITTFaxDecode and (2)…

HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.82%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via streams that end prematurely, as demonstrated using the (1) CCITTFaxDecode and (2) DCTDecode streams, aka "Infinite CPU spins."

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
3.82% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
easy software products/cups · kde/kdegraphics · kde/koffice · kde/kpdf · kde/kword · libextractor/libextractor · poppler/poppler · sgi/propack · tetex/tetex · xpdf/xpdf · conectiva/linux · debian/debian linux · gentoo/linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/fedora core · redhat/linux · redhat/linux advanced workstation · +13 more
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.