Description
Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products that share code such as tetex-bin and kpdf in KDE 3.2.x to 3.2.3 and 3.3.x to 3.3.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that causes the boundaries of a maskColors array to be exceeded.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.6 | RHSA-2005:053 |
| RHEL 4 | gpdf | 2.8.2-4.3 | RHSA-2005:057 |
| RHEL 4 | kdegraphics +1 | 7:3.3.1-3.3 | RHSA-2005:066 |
| RHEL 4 | tetex +6 | 2.0.2-22.EL4.4 | RHSA-2005:026 |
| RHEL 4 | xpdf | 1:3.00-11.5 | RHSA-2005:034 |
| RHEL 3 | cups +2 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.22 | RHSA-2005:013 |
| RHEL 3 | tetex +5 | 1.0.7-67.7 | RHSA-2005:354 |
| RHEL 3 | xpdf | 1:2.02-9.4 | RHSA-2005:018 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2005:354 Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:066 Red Hat Security Advisory: kdegraphics security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:057 Red Hat Security Advisory: gpdf security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:053 Red Hat Security Advisory: CUPS security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:034 Red Hat Security Advisory: xpdf security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:026 Red Hat Security Advisory: tetex security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:013 Red Hat Security Advisory: cups security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2005:018 Red Hat Security Advisory: xpdf security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-619-1 xpdf - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-621-1 cupsys - buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- RHSA-2005:013 vendor-advisory
- 17277 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2005:066 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:034 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:018 vendor-advisory
- FLSA:2352 vendor-advisory
- FLSA:2353 vendor-advisory
- 1012646 vdb-entry
- 12070 vdb-entry
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041223-1.txt
- xpdf-gfx-doimage-bo(18641) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200501-17 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:026 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:053 vendor-advisory
- USN-50-1 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200501-13 vendor-advisory
- 20041228 KDE Security Advisory: kpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- GLSA-200412-25 vendor-advisory
- 20041223 [USN-48-1] xpdf, tetex-bin vulnerabilities mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2005:001 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:354 vendor-advisory
- 20041221 Multiple Vendor xpdf PDF Viewer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability third-party-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10830 vdb-entry signature
- CLA-2005:921 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:057 vendor-advisory