CVE-2005-2097

Published: Aug 16, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Kde: Kpdf · Xpdf: Xpdf

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Kde Kpdf	All versions
Xpdf Xpdf	Version 3.0
Xpdf Xpdf	Version 3.0_pl2
Xpdf Xpdf	Version 3.0_pl3

References (44)

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/17277

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18398

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18407

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21339

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/25729

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-780

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1136

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:138

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-670.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-671.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-706.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14529

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10280

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://usn.ubuntu.com/163-1/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt (unsafe URL)

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/17277

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18398

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/18407

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21339

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/25729

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-780

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1136

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:138

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_19_sr.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-670.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-671.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-706.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-708.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14529

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10280

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://usn.ubuntu.com/163-1/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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