Buffer overflow in Xpdf

CVE-2005-3193

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPXStream::readCodestream function in the JPX stream parsing code (JPXStream.c) for xpdf 3.01 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) Poppler, (2) teTeX, (3) KDE kpdf, (4) CUPS, and (5) libextractor allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file with large size values that cause insufficient memory to be allocated.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% 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-2005-3193: held from 0.041 to 0.041.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Xpdf — versions 0.90, 0.91, 0.92

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3193?
CVE-2005-3193 is a vulnerability in Xpdf, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2005-12-07.
Is CVE-2005-3193 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.