Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial
Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via streams that end prematurely, as demonstrated using the (1) CCITTFaxDecode and (2) DCTDecode streams, aka "Infinite CPU spins."
- Published
- Dec 31, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.8% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-399
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Report tools
Action score
41
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.8%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| libextractor | libextractor | cpe:2.3:a:libextractor:libextractor |
| easy software products | cups | cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups |
| kde | kdegraphics | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kdegraphics |
| kde | koffice | cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice |
| kde | kpdf | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kpdf |
| kde | kword | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kword |
| poppler | poppler | cpe:2.3:a:poppler:poppler |
| sgi | propack | cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack |
| tetex | tetex | cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex |
| xpdf | xpdf | cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf |
| conectiva | linux | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
and 21 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- conectiva linux10.0
- debian debian linux3.0
- debian debian linux3.1
- easy software products cups1.1.22
- easy software products cups1.1.22_rc1
- easy software products cups1.1.23
- easy software products cups1.1.23_rc1
- gentoo linuxall versions
- kde kdegraphics3.2
- kde kdegraphics3.4.3
- kde koffice1.4
- kde koffice1.4.1
- kde koffice1.4.2
- kde kpdf3.2
- kde kpdf3.4.3
- kde kword1.4.2
- libextractor libextractorall versions
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.1
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux10.2
- mandrakesoft mandrake linux2006
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cups | before 1.1.22-7 | 1.1.22-7 |
| Debian:12 | libextractor | before 0.5.9-1 | 0.5.9-1 |
| Debian:12 | poppler | before 0.4.4-1 | 0.4.4-1 |
| Debian:12 | xpdf | before 3.01-4 | 3.01-4 |
| Debian:3.0 | cupsys | before 1.1.14-5woody14 | 1.1.14-5woody14 |
| Debian:3.0 | tetex-bin | before 1.0.7+20011202-7.7 | 1.0.7+20011202-7.7 |
| Debian:3.0 | xpdf | before 1.00-3.8 | 1.00-3.8 |
| Debian:3.1 | gpdf | before 2.8.2-1.2sarge2 | 2.8.2-1.2sarge2 |
| Debian:3.1 | kdegraphics | before 4:3.3.2-2sarge3 | 4:3.3.2-2sarge3 |
| Debian:3.1 | koffice | before 1:1.3.5-4.sarge.2 | 1:1.3.5-4.sarge.2 |
| Debian:3.1 | libextractor | before 0.4.2-2sarge2 | 0.4.2-2sarge2 |
| Debian:3.1 | pdfkit.framework | before 0.8-2sarge1 | 0.8-2sarge1 |
| Debian:3.1 | pdftohtml | before 0.36-11sarge1 | 0.36-11sarge1 |
| Debian:3.1 | tetex-bin | before 2.0.2-30sarge4 | 2.0.2-30sarge4 |
| Debian:3.1 | xpdf | before 3.00-13.4 | 3.00-13.4 |
| Debian:4.0 | gpdf | before 2.10.0-1+etch1 | 2.10.0-1+etch1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | cups | before 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | cups-debuginfo | before 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | cups-devel | before 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | cups-libs | before 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 | 1:1.1.17-13.3.36 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | tetex | before 0:1.0.7-67.9 | 0:1.0.7-67.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | tetex-afm | before 0:1.0.7-67.9 | 0:1.0.7-67.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | tetex-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.7-67.9 | 0:1.0.7-67.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | tetex-dvips | before 0:1.0.7-67.9 | 0:1.0.7-67.9 |
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Same product
libextractor: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-3624The CCITTFaxStream::CCITTFaxStream function in Stream.cc for xpdf, gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others all21Monitor
- CVE-2005-3626Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial 21Monitor
- CVE-2006-2458Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Libextractor 0.5.13 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the asf_rea19Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:cups | 1.1.22-7 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:cupsys | 1.1.14-5woody14 · Debian:3.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:gpdf | 2.8.2-1.2sarge2 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:kdegraphics | 4:3.3.2-2sarge3 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:koffice | 1:1.3.5-4.sarge.2 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:libextractor | 0.5.9-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:pdfkit.framework | 0.8-2sarge1 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:pdftohtml | 0.36-11sarge1 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:poppler | 0.4.4-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:tetex-bin | 2.0.2-30sarge4 · Debian:3.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:xpdf | 3.01-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kdegraphics | 7:3.3.1-3.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kdegraphics-debuginfo | 7:3.3.1-3.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kdegraphics-devel | 7:3.3.1-3.6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-afm | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-debuginfo | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-dvips | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-fonts | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-latex | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:tetex-xdvi | 0:1.0.7-67.9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:xpdf | 1:2.02-9.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:xpdf-debuginfo | 1:2.02-9.8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-399 · Resource Management ErrorsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.15/SCOSA-2006.15.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051201-01-U
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060201-01-U
- lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jan/0001.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0177.html
- secunia.com/advisories/18147
- secunia.com/advisories/18303
- secunia.com/advisories/18312
- secunia.com/advisories/18313
- secunia.com/advisories/18329
- secunia.com/advisories/18332
- secunia.com/advisories/18334
- secunia.com/advisories/18335
- secunia.com/advisories/18338
- secunia.com/advisories/18349
- secunia.com/advisories/18373
- secunia.com/advisories/18375
- secunia.com/advisories/18380
- secunia.com/advisories/18385
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.