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Xpdf "Decrypt::makeFileKey2()" Function Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA13903
Release Date: 2005-01-19
Popularity: 11,669 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Xpdf 1.x
Xpdf 2.x
Xpdf 3.x

Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Xpdf, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the "Decrypt::makeFileKey2()" function. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into viewing a malicious PDF document containing specially crafted values in the "/Encrypt /Length" tag.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.00. Prior versions may also be affected.

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