10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2005-3625
Xpdf Infinite CPU Spins Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via streams that end prematurely, as demonstrated using the (1) CCITTFaxDecode and (2) DCTDecode streams, aka "Infinite CPU spins."

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2005, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2018, 3:37 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2005-3625 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 Turbolinux turbolinux
2 Turbolinux turbolinux_appliance_server
3 Turbolinux turbolinux_desktop
4 Turbolinux turbolinux_home
5 Turbolinux turbolinux_multimedia
6 Turbolinux turbolinux_personal
7 Turbolinux turbolinux_server
8 Turbolinux turbolinux_workstation
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
3 Redhat linux
4 Redhat linux_advanced_workstation
5 Redhat fedora_core
1 Kde kdegraphics
2 Kde kpdf
3 Kde koffice
4 Kde kword
1 Mandrakesoft mandrake_linux
2 Mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Suse suse_linux
1 Xpdf xpdf
1 Poppler poppler
1 Ubuntu ubuntu_linux
1 Easy_software_products cups
1 Libextractor libextractor
1 Sgi propack
1 Tetex tetex
1 Conectiva linux
1 Gentoo linux
1 Sco openserver
1 Slackware slackware_linux
1 Trustix secure_linux
: Total Affected Vendor : 18 | Products : 33
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-2005-3625.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.15/SCOSA-2006.15.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://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0001.html Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-003.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/18147
http://secunia.com/advisories/18303 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18312 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18313 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18329 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18332 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18334 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18335 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18338 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18349 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18373
http://secunia.com/advisories/18375 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18380
http://secunia.com/advisories/18385 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18387 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18389 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18398 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18407 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18414
http://secunia.com/advisories/18416 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18423 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18425
http://secunia.com/advisories/18428
http://secunia.com/advisories/18436
http://secunia.com/advisories/18448 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18463
http://secunia.com/advisories/18517 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18534 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18554 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18582 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18642 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18644 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18674 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18675 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18679 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18908 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18913
http://secunia.com/advisories/19230
http://secunia.com/advisories/19377
http://secunia.com/advisories/25729
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 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-950 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-961 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-962
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-02.xml Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-17.xml
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20051207-2.txt Patch Vendor Advisory
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.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00010.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00011.html Patch
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00030.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-January/msg00031.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0160.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0163.html
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/16143 Patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0002/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0047
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2280
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24023
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9575
https://usn.ubuntu.com/236-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2005-3625 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2005-3625 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/1/427990/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427053/100/0/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]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-236-1 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/236-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:9575 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9575 [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/24023 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24023 [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]

    Jun. 05, 2006

    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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2005-3625 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-2005-3625 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.61 }} -0.02%

score

0.75502

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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