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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.381Z

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

Link: CVE-2005-2097

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:58:47.737

Link: CVE-2005-2097

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2005-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2097 - Bugzilla