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high 7.5

CVE-2005-0206 json

The patch for integer overflow vulnerabilities in Xpdf 2.0 and 3.0 (CVE-2004-0888) is incomplete for 64-bit architectures on certain Linux…

published 2005-02-15 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0207

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The patch for integer overflow vulnerabilities in Xpdf 2.0 and 3.0 (CVE-2004-0888) is incomplete for 64-bit architectures on certain Linux distributions such as Red Hat, which could leave Xpdf users exposed to the original vulnerabilities.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.22-7

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0206

  • xpdf RHEL 3 1:2.02-9.6
  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.27
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.27
  • gpdf RHEL 4 2.8.2-4.3
  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
  • xpdf RHEL 4 1:3.00-11.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:213RHSA-2005:132RHSA-2005:057RHSA-2005:053RHSA-2005:034

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-2005-0206 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.6, cups 1.1.17-13.3.27, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.27 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.6, cups 1.1.17-13.3.27, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.27
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:132
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.6, cups 1.1.17-13.3.27, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.27
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:132
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.6, cups 1.1.17-13.3.27, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.27
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:132
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053

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Exploit prediction

2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.