First published: Thu Dec 08 2005(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in the StreamPredictor function in Xpdf 3.01, as used in products such as (1) Poppler, (2) teTeX, (3) KDE kpdf, and (4) pdftohtml, (5) KOffice KWord, (6) CUPS, and (7) libextractor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with an out-of-range numComps (number of components) field.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Xpdf | =3.0.1 |
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CVE-2005-3192 has a high severity due to its potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2005-3192, upgrade to a version of Xpdf that is not vulnerable, specifically version 3.01 or later.
CVE-2005-3192 affects any software utilizing Xpdf version 3.0.1, including Poppler and KDE kpdf.
Exploiting CVE-2005-3192 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Yes, a patch for CVE-2005-3192 can be found in updates for affected software packages.