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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2005-3627

Original release date:12/31/2005
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Stream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCTDecode stream with (1) a large "number of components" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readBaselineSOF or DCTStream::readProgressiveSOF, (2) a large "Huffman table index" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readHuffmanTables, and (3) certain uses of the scanInfo.numComps value by DCTStream::readScanInfo.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides user account access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: UBUNTU
Name: USN-236-1
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-236-1
External Source: BID
Name: 16143
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16143
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0160
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0160.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00011.html
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00011.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00010.html
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00010.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200601-02
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-02.xml
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-0047
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/0047
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-961
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-961
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-950
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-950
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-936
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18582
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18582
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18554
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18534
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18534
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18517
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18448
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18448
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18423
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18423
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18416
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18416
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18407
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18398
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18389
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18389
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18387
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18387
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18385
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18385
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18349
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18349
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18338
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18338
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18335
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18335
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18334
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18334
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18313
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18313
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18312
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18312
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18303
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18303
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0177
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:001
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0001.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:012
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:012
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:010
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:010
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:008
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:008
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-940
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-940
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-938
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-938
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-937
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-937
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-932
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-932
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-931
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-931
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18375
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18375
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18332
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18332
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18329
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18329
External Source: MISC
Name: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-003.txt
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-003.txt
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:006
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:006
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:005
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:005
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:004
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:004
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:003
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:003
External Source: SGI
Name: 20060101-01-U
Hyperlink:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
External Source: SGI
Name: 20051201-01-U
Hyperlink:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
External Source: XF
Name: xpdf-readscaninfo-bo(24025)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24025
External Source: XF
Name: xpdf-readhuffmantables-bo(24024)
Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/24024
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2006-0002
Hyperlink:http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA:175404
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FLSA-2006:176751
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2006:0163
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0163.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2005-026
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00031.html
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2005-025
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00030.html
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:012
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:012
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:011
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:011
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:010
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:010
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:008
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:008
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:006
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:006
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:005
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:005
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:004
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:004
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:003
Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:003
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200601-17
Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-17.xml
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2280
Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-962
Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-962
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 102972
Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2006-045-04
Hyperlink:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.474747
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2006-045-09
Hyperlink:http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472683
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 25729
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19377
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19377
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19230
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/19230
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18913
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18913
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18908
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18908
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18679
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18679
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18675
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18675
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18674
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18674
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18644
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18644
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18642
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18642
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18463
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18436
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18436
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18428
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18428
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18425
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18425
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18414
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18414
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18380
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18380
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18373
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18373
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 18147
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/18147
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:011
Hyperlink:http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:011
External Source: SGI
Name: 20060201-01-U
Hyperlink:ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U
External Source: SCO
Name: SCOSA-2006.15
Hyperlink:ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.15/SCOSA-2006.15.txt

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

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CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3627