CVE-2005-2097
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2005-2097 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (cups) | RHSA-2005:706 | 2005-08-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (cups) | RHSA-2005:706 | 2005-08-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (xpdf) | RHSA-2005:670 | 2005-08-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kdegraphics) | RHSA-2005:671 | 2005-08-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (gpdf) | RHSA-2005:708 | 2005-08-10 |
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