Unscored severity · published Dec 7, 2005
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)…
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CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XP
Xpdf · Xpdf
0.90; 0.91; 0.92; 0.93; 1.0; 1.0a; +9 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3193
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3193
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