Vulnerability in Xpdf

CVE-2005-0064

Buffer overflow in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Decrypt.cc for xpdf 3.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a large /Encrypt /Length keyLength value.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2005-0064: held from 0.072 to 0.072.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.072 · newest: 0.072 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Xpdf — versions 0.2, 0.3, 0.4

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0064?
CVE-2005-0064 is a vulnerability in Xpdf. Published 2005-05-02.
Is CVE-2005-0064 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.