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TI-2006-00291 Aliases CVE-2006-0301GHSA-rj3h-g34f-3227

Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1)…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-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 Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04507 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableXpdf
  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Xpdf

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0206 Released 2006-02-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    kdegraphics security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-devel-7:3.3.1-3.7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.i386, kdegraphics-7:3.3.1-3.7.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2006:0201 Released 2006-02-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    xpdf security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.12, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.12, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.12, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 xpdf-1:3.00-11.12, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.i386, xpdf-1:3.00-11.12.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0201, RHSA-2006:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0201, RHSA-2006:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0201, RHSA-2006:0206
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0201, RHSA-2006:0206

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0301
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj3h-g34f-3227

References

Patch 13

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • 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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