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CVE-2005-2097

xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of serv

xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00072
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
kde kpdfall versions
xpdfall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD16 Aug 2005 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

5
usnUSN-163-1
rhsaRHSA-2005:670Important
rhsaRHSA-2005:708Important
rhsaRHSA-2005:671Important
rhsaRHSA-2005:706Important
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References & Sources

22
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/17277Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18398Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18407Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21339
http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
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