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Fencer Vulns
critical 10.0

CVE-2004-0888 json

Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as CUPS, gpdf, and kdegraphics, allow remote att…

published 2004-10-26 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0886

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.5%
EPSS 9.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as CUPS, gpdf, and kdegraphics, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified by CVE-2004-0889.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.22-6
  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.00-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0888

  • xpdf RHEL 3 1:2.02-9.3
  • kdegraphics RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-3.3
  • tetex RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7
  • tetex-afm RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7
  • tetex-fonts RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7
  • tetex-latex RHEL 3 1.0.7-67.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:592RHSA-2005:066RHSA-2005:354RHSA-2004:543

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0888 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.3, tetex 1.0.7-67.7, cups 1.1.17-13.3.16, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.7, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.3, tetex 1.0.7-67.7, cups 1.1.17-13.3.16, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.7, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:543
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:066
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.3, tetex 1.0.7-67.7, cups 1.1.17-13.3.16, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.7, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:543
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:066
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.3, tetex 1.0.7-67.7, cups 1.1.17-13.3.16, tetex-afm 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-xdvi 1.0.7-67.7, tetex-dvips 1.0.7-67.7, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:543
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:066

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Exploit prediction

9.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Fix old broken CPEs.