CVE-2005-3625 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xpdf and numerous products that utilize it, including gpdf, kpdf, and CUPS. Attackers can trigger an infinite loop by providing malformed PDF streams, specifically CCITTFaxDecode and DCTDecode streams that terminate prematurely. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a high potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its high severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.22_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.23_rc1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.23_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdegraphics:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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