CVE-2005-3193 : Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPXStream::readCodestream function in the JPX stream parsing code (JPXStream.c) for xp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JPXStream::readCodestream function in the JPX stream parsing code (JPXStream.c) for xpdf 3.01 and earlier, as used in products such as (1) Poppler, (2) teTeX, (3) KDE kpdf, (4) CUPS, and (5) libextractor allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file with large size values that cause insufficient memory to be allocated.

Published 2005-12-07 00:03:00

Updated 2018-10-19 15:35:27

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3193

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.67%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 77 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-3193

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.1	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	4.9	6.4	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: High Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2005-3193

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-3193

Red Hat 2007-03-14

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References for CVE-2005-3193

Products affected by CVE-2005-3193