5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2005-3191
Poppler xpdf Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) DCTStream::readProgressiveSOF and (2) DCTStream::readBaselineSOF functions in the DCT stream parsing code (Stream.cc) in xpdf 3.01 and earlier, as used in products such as (a) Poppler, (b) teTeX, (c) KDE kpdf, (d) pdftohtml, (e) KOffice KWord, (f) CUPS, and (g) libextractor allow user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file with an out-of-range number of components (numComps), which is used as an array index.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2005, 1:03 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:34 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2005-3191 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3191 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 Xpdf xpdf
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-2005-3191.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.15/SCOSA-2006.15.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.20/SCOSA-2006.20.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.21/SCOSA-2006.21.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=342289
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-868.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17897 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17908 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17912 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17916 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17920 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17921 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17926 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17929 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17940 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17955
http://secunia.com/advisories/17976 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18009 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18055 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18061 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18147
http://secunia.com/advisories/18189 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18191 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18192 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18303
http://secunia.com/advisories/18313 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18336 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18349 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18380
http://secunia.com/advisories/18385 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18387 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18389
http://secunia.com/advisories/18398
http://secunia.com/advisories/18407
http://secunia.com/advisories/18416 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18428
http://secunia.com/advisories/18436
http://secunia.com/advisories/18448
http://secunia.com/advisories/18503
http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
http://secunia.com/advisories/18534
http://secunia.com/advisories/18549
http://secunia.com/advisories/18554
http://secunia.com/advisories/18582
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://secunia.com/advisories/19230
http://secunia.com/advisories/19377
http://secunia.com/advisories/19797
http://secunia.com/advisories/19798
http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
http://secunia.com/advisories/26413
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/233
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/234
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015309
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015324
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.472683
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.474747
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102972-1
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://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-936
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-950
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-961
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-962
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-08.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-02.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=342&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=343&type=vulnerabilities Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-1.txt
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt
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-2006:010
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:011
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:012
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_sr.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_02_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-December/msg00015.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-December/msg00016.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-December/msg00036.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-December/msg00037.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-840.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-867.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-878.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0160.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418883/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15726
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15727
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0072/
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-227-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2786
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2787
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2788
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2789
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2790
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2856
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23443
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23444
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1609
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9760

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, 4 weeks ago
54 stars 12 fork 12 watcher
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-2005-3191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3191 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/418883/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427990/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427053/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418883/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9760 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9760 [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/23443 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/23444 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23444 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23443 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:010 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:010 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2005

    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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} 0.12%

score

0.75615

percentile

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