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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00

Updated: 2018-10-19T14:57:01

Reserved: 2005-06-30T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2005-2097

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2018-10-19T15:32:31.220


Link: CVE-2005-2097

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cve-icon Redhat Information

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