CVE-2005-3627

Summary

CVECVE-2005-3627
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCTDecode stream with (1) a large "number of components" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readBaselineSOF or DCTStream::readProgressiveSOF, (2) a large "Huffman table index" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readHuffmanTables, and (3) certain uses of the scanInfo.numComps value by DCTStream::readScanInfo.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xpdf Xpdf All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for kpdf / kword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for koffice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 3 Update: gpdf-2.8.2-7.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for poppler af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for pdftohtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for cups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for kdegraphics / kpdf / koffice / kword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for kpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 4 Update: cups-1.1.23-15.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-003.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-936-1 libextractor af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-236-1: xpdf vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for xpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
SCO OpenServer update for xpdf - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.15/SCOSA-2006.15.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.sco.com
Secunia - Advisories - Slackware update for kdegraphics af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Secunia - Advisories - libextractor Multiple Xpdf Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for xpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 4 Update: poppler-0.4.4-1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-950-1 cupsys af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xpdf, Poppler, GPdf, libextractor, pdftohtml: Heap overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Debian -- Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for pdfkit.framework af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kde.org Patch
KPDF and KWord Multiple Unspecified Buffer and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Secunia - Advisories - teTeX Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu updates for cupsys / libpoppler0c2 / tetex-bin / xpdf-reader / xpdf-utils af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
[SECURITY] Fedora Core 3 Update: cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.8.9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo updates for xpdf/poppler/gpdf/libextractor/pdftohtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for gpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Sun Solaris Gnome PDF Viewer Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE updates for xpdf / kpdf / gpdf / kword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for cupsys af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Page not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - GNUStep PDFKit Framework Xpdf Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- KPdf, KWord: Multiple overflows in included Xpdf code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Slackware update for xpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for gpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - CUPS xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for cups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - pdftohtml xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SuSE Security announcements: [suse-security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: xpdf,kpdf,gpdf,kword (SUSE-SA:2006:001) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.suse.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Poppler Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Secunia - Advisories - xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - GNOME gpdf Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-961-1 pdfkit.framework af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for tetex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for gpdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 slackware.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-962-1 pdftohtml af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for cups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for tetex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Trustix update for multiple packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for tetex af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for libextractor af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Advisories - Mandriva Linux OS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for tetex-bin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-03-14Mark J CoxRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
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