Foo Labs Xpdf splash.cc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foo Labs Xpdf. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file splash.cc. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2006-0301. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foo Labs Xpdf (Document Reader Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file splash.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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap.

The weakness was shared 01/30/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0301. 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 are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20895 (GLSA-200602-05 : KPdf: Heap based overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117756 (CentOS Security Update for kdegraphics (CESA-2006:0206)).

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 (24391), Tenable (20895), SecurityTracker (ID 1015576†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10267†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20895
Nessus Name: GLSA-200602-05 : KPdf: Heap based overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 56277
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 971-1 (xpdf)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2006-0301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28509

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X-Force: 24391
SecurityTracker: 1015576
Vulnerability Center: 10267 - xpdf Splash.cc Heap Overflow DoS \x26 Code Execution via Splash Images, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/23/2025 03:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (55), 06/02/2019 08:58 (7), 07/07/2021 18:25 (3), 07/07/2021 18:32 (1), 01/20/2025 02:36 (15), 06/23/2025 03:42 (2)
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