10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2004-0888
Adobe Xpdf Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as CUPS, gpdf, and kdegraphics, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code, a different set of vulnerabilities than those identified by CVE-2004-0889.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0888 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat linux_advanced_workstation
4 Redhat fedora_core
1 Kde kpdf
2 Kde koffice
3 Kde kde
4 Kde kde
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xpdfreader xpdf
1 Suse suse_linux
1 Xpdf xpdf
1 Gnome gpdf
1 Ubuntu ubuntu_linux
1 Easy_software_products cups
1 Tetex tetex
1 Gentoo linux
1 Pdftohtml pdftohtml
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Multiple integer overflows in various software packages, including CUPS, gpdf, KOffice, pdftohtml, teTeX, and Xpdf, can lead to denial of service or potential code execution.
  • Update the affected packages, including CUPS, gpdf, kdegraphics, KOffice, pdftohtml, teTeX, and Xpdf.
  • Reboot the system if required by the updates.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2004-0888 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2004-0888.

URL Resource
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000886
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109880927526773&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110815379627883&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-573
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-581
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-599
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:113
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:114
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:115
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:116
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-543.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-592.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-066.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11501 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2353
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17818
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9714
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-9-1/
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000886
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109880927526773&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110815379627883&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-573
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-581
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-599
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:113
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:114
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:115
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:116
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-543.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-592.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-066.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11501 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2353
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17818
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9714
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-9-1/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0888 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0888 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : June 22, 2022, 6:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 701 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2004-0888 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2004-0888 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000886
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109880927526773&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110815379627883&w=2
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-573
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-581
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-599
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-20.xml
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-30.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:113
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:114
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:115
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:116
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-543.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-592.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-066.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-354.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11501
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2353
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17818
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9714
    Added Reference https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-9-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9714 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9714 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17818 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17818 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900116408307&w=2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-9-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109900116408307&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109880927526773&w=2
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=110815379627883&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109900116408307&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109880927526773&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110815379627883&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

4.44 }} -15.14%

score

0.88004

percentile