Buffer overflow in the JBIG2Bitmap::JBIG2Bitmap function in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf, as…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the JBIG2Bitmap::JBIG2Bitmap function in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04296 91st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2006:0160 Released 2006-01-19 · Red Hat rating Moderatetetex 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 Importantkdegraphics 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 Importantgpdf 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 Importantcups 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 Importantxpdf 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 →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:840, RHSA-2005:867, RHSA-2005:868, RHSA-2005:878, RHSA-2006:0160 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3628
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c67q-9hxp-64hm
References
More Xpdf vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2005-3628 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3628 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c67q-9hxp-64hm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2005-3628 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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