Ubuntu Linux up to Fuji resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Ubuntu Linux. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-3626. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ubuntu Linux (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2005 by Chris Evans (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ubuntulinux.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3626. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21873 (CentOS 3 / 4 : xpdf (CESA-2005:840)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 (24026), Tenable (21873), SecurityFocus (BID 16143†), Secunia (SA18303†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10310†). See VDB-27351, VDB-27327, VDB-27324 and VDB-27885 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 21873
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : xpdf (CESA-2005:840)
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OpenVAS ID: 56110
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 931-1 (xpdf)
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12/31/2005 +45 days 🔍
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01/05/2006 +5 days 🔍
02/13/2006 +39 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3314 days 🔍
07/07/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ubuntu.com

Advisory: ubuntulinux.org
Researcher: Chris Evans
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27883

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X-Force: 24026
SecurityFocus: 16143 - KPDF and KWord Multiple Unspecified Buffer and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18303
Vulnerability Center: 10310 - Xpdf DoS via Null Deferences \x26 Streams that End Prematurely, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/07/2021 09:05
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (61), 04/13/2017 12:26 (9), 07/07/2021 09:02 (3), 07/07/2021 09:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:17E:103

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