CVE-2005-3191 describes multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the DCT stream parsing code of xpdf 3.01 and earlier, impacting various products like Poppler, KDE kpdf, and CUPS. This vulnerability allows user-assisted attackers to trigger a denial of service (heap corruption) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a crafted PDF file containing an out-of-range number of components. With a CVSS score of 5.1, it has a network attack vector, high access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.90CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.92CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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