Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.0.1 stream.cc readprogressivesof memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.0.1. This vulnerability affects the function dctstream::readprogressivesof of the file stream.cc. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-3191. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foo Labs Xpdf up to 3.0.1 (Document Reader Software). This affects the function dctstream::readprogressivesof of the file stream.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 12/06/2005 by infamous41md (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3191 since 10/14/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20363 (RHEL 4 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2005:868)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117788 (CentOS Security Update for kdegraphics (CESA-2005:868)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23444), Tenable (20363), SecurityFocus (BID 15727†), Secunia (SA17908†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015309†). The entries VDB-27351, VDB-27324, VDB-27885 and VDB-27884 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20363
Nessus Name: RHEL 4 : kdegraphics (RHSA-2005:868)
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OpenVAS ID: 56110
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 931-1 (xpdf)
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03/11/2015 +3358 days 🔍
07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3191 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3191
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27327

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X-Force: 23444
SecurityFocus: 15727 - XPDF DCTStream Baseline Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17908 - KOffice KWord PDF Filter Xpdf Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1015309 - Xpdf Buffer Overflows in Processing DCT and JPX Streams May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 9950 - Xpdf Buffer Overflow Can Cause DoS and Arbitrary Code Execution via a Crafted PDF File, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2005-2786

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 18:49
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 06/02/2019 08:57 (18), 07/06/2021 18:49 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B5B:103

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