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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2005-0064 json

Buffer overflow in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Decrypt.cc for xpdf 3.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…

published 2005-01-19 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0065

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Decrypt.cc for xpdf 3.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a large /Encrypt /Length keyLength value.

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0064

  • tetex RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • tetex-afm RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • tetex-xdvi RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • tetex-dvips RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • tetex-fonts RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • tetex-latex RHEL 4 2.0.2-22.EL4.4
  • kdegraphics RHEL 4 7:3.3.1-3.3
  • xpdf RHEL 3 1:2.02-9.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:026RHSA-2005:066RHSA-2005:059RHSA-2005:057RHSA-2005:053RHSA-2005:049

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-2005-0064 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.5, cups 1.1.17-13.3.24, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.24 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.5, cups 1.1.17-13.3.24, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.24
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:049
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, tetex 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, +5 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, tetex 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.5, cups 1.1.17-13.3.24, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.24
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:049
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, tetex 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf 2.02-9.5, cups 1.1.17-13.3.24, cups-libs 1.1.17-13.3.24
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:049
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gpdf 2.8.2-4.3, xpdf 3.00-11.5, tetex 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, cups 1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6, kdegraphics 3.3.1-3.3, tetex-afm 2.0.2-22.EL4.4, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:053

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Exploit prediction

7.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • idefense.com http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

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

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