low2.1
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 P…
Impact
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 products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kde | Kpdf | All versions |
| Xpdf | Xpdf | Versions 3.0, 3.0_pl2, 3.0_pl3 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17277
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
- 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-936
- 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/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17277
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21339