CVE-2005-0064

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-05-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Decrypt.cc for xpdf 3.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a large /Encrypt /Length keyLength value.

Affected products

Xpdf: 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.5a, 0.6 (+26)

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000921
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110625368019554&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17277
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-645
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-648
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:019

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