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TI-2005-03019 Aliases CVE-2005-3192GHSA-xj67-863c-2vj3

Heap-based buffer overflow in the StreamPredictor function in Xpdf 3.01, as used in…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the StreamPredictor function in Xpdf 3.01, as used in products such as (1) Poppler, (2) teTeX, (3) KDE kpdf, and (4) pdftohtml, (5) KOffice KWord, (6) CUPS, and (7) libextractor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with an out-of-range numComps (number of components) field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0614 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableXpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xpdf

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0160 Released 2006-01-19 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    tetex security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.9, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.i386, tetex-afm-1.0.7-67.9 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.9, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.i386, tetex-afm-2.0.2-22.EL4.7 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.9, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 tetex-1.0.7-67.9, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.i386, tetex-1.0.7-67.9.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.i386, tetex-2.0.2-22.EL4.7.ia64 +18
  • RHSA-2005:868 Released 2005-12-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    kdegraphics security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.i386, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.3.1-3.6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.6.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2005:867 Released 2005-12-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    gpdf security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gpdf-2.8.2-7.3, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.i386, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gpdf-2.8.2-7.3, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gpdf-2.8.2-7.3, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.i386, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gpdf-2.8.2-7.3, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.i386, gpdf-2.8.2-7.3.ia64
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2005:878 Released 2005-12-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    cups security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.17-13.3.34 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.ia64 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.i386, cups-devel-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.i386, cups-1:1.1.17-13.3.34.ia64 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.i386, cups-1:1.1.22-0.rc1.9.9.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2005:840 Released 2005-12-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    xpdf security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 xpdf-1:2.02-9.8, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 xpdf-1:2.02-9.8, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.i386, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.10, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.10, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 xpdf-1:2.02-9.8, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.i386, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.10, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 xpdf-1:2.02-9.8, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.i386, xpdf-1:2.02-9.8.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.10, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.10.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3192
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj67-863c-2vj3

References

Patch 2

Advisory 34

Other 14

  • TI-2003-00409 Various PDF viewers including (1) Adobe Acrobat 5.06 and (2) Xpdf 1.01 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00807 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01022 Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05180 Heap-based buffer overflow in the CCITTFaxStream::lookChar method in xpdf/Stream.cc in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05179 Integer overflow in the DCTStream::reset method in xpdf/Stream.cc in Xpdf 3.02p11 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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