| Name | CVE-2005-2097 |
| Description | xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1136-1, DSA-780-1, DSA-936-1, DSA-982-1, DSA-984-1, DTSA-28-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 322458, 322462, 324464, 334454 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cups (PTS) | bullseye | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u8 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u9 | fixed | |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.4.2-3+deb12u8 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.4.10-2 | fixed | |
| libextractor (PTS) | bullseye | 1:1.11-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:1.11-7 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:1.13-7 | fixed | |
| poppler (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 22.12.0-2 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 24.08.0-3 | fixed | |
| xpdf (PTS) | bullseye | 3.04+git20210103-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3.04+git20220601-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.04+git20240613-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cups | source | (unstable) | 1.1.22-7 | 324464 | ||
| cupsys | source | woody | (not affected) | |||
| cupsys | source | (unstable) | 1.1.22-7 | 324464 | ||
| gpdf | source | sarge | 2.8.2-1.2sarge5 | DSA-1136-1 | ||
| gpdf | source | etch | 2.10.0-1+etch1 | DTSA-28-1 | ||
| gpdf | source | (unstable) | 2.10.0-4 | low | 334454 | |
| kdegraphics | source | woody | (not affected) | DSA-780-1 | ||
| kdegraphics | source | sarge | 4:3.3.2-2sarge1 | low | DSA-780-1 | 322458 |
| kdegraphics | source | (unstable) | 4:3.4.2-1 | low | 322458 | |
| libextractor | source | sarge | 0.4.2-2sarge2 | DSA-936-1 | ||
| libextractor | source | (unstable) | 0.5.8-1 | medium | ||
| poppler | source | (unstable) | 0.4.0-1 | low | ||
| tetex-bin | source | woody | (not affected) | |||
| tetex-bin | source | sarge | (not affected) | |||
| tetex-bin | source | (unstable) | 3.0-12 | |||
| xpdf | source | sarge | 3.00-13.6 | DSA-984-1 | ||
| xpdf | source | (unstable) | 3.00-15 | low | 322462 |
[woody] - tetex-bin <not-affected> (pdftex doesn't include or use the vulnerable code)
tetex links to poppler since 3.0-12
[sarge] - tetex-bin <not-affected> (tetex2 uses an older version, which is not affected)
Cups switched to xpdf-utils
[woody] - cupsys <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)