CVE-2005-2097

security flaw

Published Aug 16, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1136-1 New gpdf packages fix denial of service
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-936-1 New libextractor packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2098 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-163-1 xpdf vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:15 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 16, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:14 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 9, 2005, 12:00 AM