CVE-2005-3627: Buffer Overflow
First published: Sat Dec 31 2005(Updated: )
Stream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCTDecode stream with (1) a large "number of components" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readBaselineSOF or DCTStream::readProgressiveSOF, (2) a large "Huffman table index" value that is not checked by DCTStream::readHuffmanTables, and (3) certain uses of the scanInfo.numComps value by DCTStream::readScanInfo.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Xpdf |
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Reference Links
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-003.txt
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16143
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18303
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18312
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18313
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18329
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18332
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18334
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00011.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18335
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-931
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-932
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-937
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-938
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-940
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18416
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18338
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18349
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18375
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18385
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18389
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18448
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-950
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0160.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18534
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18582
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-961
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-962
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-17.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18675
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18913
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0163.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19230
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19377
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.474747
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472683
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00030.html
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00031.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18425
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18147
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18373
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18414
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18436
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:003
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:004
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:005
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:006
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:008
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:012
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:011
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0047
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:010
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24025
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24024
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10200
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/236-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2005-3627?
CVE-2005-3627 is considered a high-severity vulnerability as it allows attackers to modify memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3627?
To fix CVE-2005-3627, update to a version of Xpdf or any affected software that has patched this vulnerability.
What products are affected by CVE-2005-3627?
CVE-2005-3627 affects multiple products including Xpdf, gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, and poppler.
What type of attack can be carried out using CVE-2005-3627?
Using CVE-2005-3627, an attacker can exploit a DCTDecode stream to modify memory or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Is CVE-2005-3627 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2005-3627 can be exploited remotely through malicious PDF files that utilize affected decoding streams.
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