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…

published August 16, 2005

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00429 · 35.8th percentile
Published
2005-08-16T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 AUG 04:00Z
    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…
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