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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:15:37.381Z
Reserved: 2005-06-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2005-2097

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2005-08-16T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2005-2097
