CVE-2005-3626: Medium severity Easy Software Products Cups vulnerability

Published Dec 31, 2005
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Updated

Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted FlateDecode stream that triggers a null dereference.

Affected Software

127 affected components
Easy Software Products Cups=1.1.22
Easy Software Products Cups=1.1.22_rc1
Easy Software Products Cups=1.1.23
Easy Software Products Cups=1.1.23_rc1
KDE kdegraphics=3.2
KDE kdegraphics=3.4.3
KDE Koffice=1.4
KDE Koffice=1.4.1
KDE Koffice=1.4.2
KDE kpdf=3.2
KDE kpdf=3.4.3
KDE Kword=1.4.2
Libextractor Libextractor
Poppler Poppler=0.4.2
SGI ProPack=3.0-sp6
teTeX teTeX=1.0.7
teTeX teTeX=2.0
teTeX teTeX=2.0.1
teTeX teTeX=2.0.2
teTeX teTeX=3.0
xpdf Xpdf=3.0
Conectiva Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.0
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Debian Debian Linux=3.1
Gentoo Linux
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.2
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=10.2
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2006
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux=2006
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server=2.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server=2.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server=3.0
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=2.1
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=4.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=4.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=4.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=4.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_1.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_2.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_3.0
redhat Fedora Core=core_4.0
redhat Linux=7.3
redhat Linux=9.0
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
redhat Linux Advanced Workstation=2.1
SCO OpenServer=5.0.7
SCO OpenServer=6.0
Slackware Slackware Linux=9.0
Slackware Slackware Linux=9.1
Slackware Slackware Linux=10.0
Slackware Slackware Linux=10.1
Slackware Slackware Linux=10.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=1.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.1
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.2
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=9.3
SUSE SuSE Linux=10.0
SUSE SuSE Linux=10.0
Trustix Secure Linux=2.0
Trustix Secure Linux=2.2
Trustix Secure Linux=3.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux=10
Turbolinux Turbolinux=fuji
Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server=1.0_hosting_edition
Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server=1.0_workgroup_edition
Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop=10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Home
Turbolinux Turbolinux Multimedia
Turbolinux Turbolinux Personal
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server=8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server=10.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server=10.0_x86
Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation=8.0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=4.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=4.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.10
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux=5.10

Remediation

Event History

Dec 31, 2005
CVE Published
05:00 AM
Jan 7, 2006
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3626?

CVE-2005-3626 has a severity rating that indicates it can cause a denial of service due to a null dereference.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3626?

To fix CVE-2005-3626, users should update their affected software to the latest versions that include patches for this vulnerability.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2005-3626?

Affected software includes Xpdf, KDE KPDF, teTeX, CUPS, and Poppler among others.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2005-3626?

CVE-2005-3626 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.

5

When was CVE-2005-3626 reported?

CVE-2005-3626 was reported in December 2005.

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