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low 2.1

CVE-2005-2097 json

xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumpti…

published 2005-08-16 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2098

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • cups Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.22-7
  • xpdf Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.00-15
  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.4.0-1
  • libextractor Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.5.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2097

  • xpdf RHEL 4 1:3.00-11.8
  • gpdf RHEL 4 2.8.2-4.4
  • cups RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • cups-libs RHEL 3 1:1.1.17-13.3.31
  • cups-libs RHEL 4 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
  • kdegraphics RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-3.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:670RHSA-2005:708RHSA-2005:706RHSA-2005:671

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-2005-2097 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.31, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.31 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.31, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.31 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.4, xpdf 3.00-11.8, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.4, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.4, xpdf 3.00-11.8, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.4, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.31, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.31 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.4, xpdf 3.00-11.8, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.4, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups 1.1.17-13.3.31, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.31 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.4, xpdf 3.00-11.8, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.4, cups-libs 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:706

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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