Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via streams that end prematurely, as demonstrated using the (1) CCITTFaxDecode and (2) DCTDecode streams, aka "Infinite CPU spins."
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade xpdfUpgrade popplerUpgrade cupsUpgrade libextractor | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-office/koffice.Upgrade app-text/xpdf.Upgrade app-text/poppler.Upgrade app-text/gpdf.Upgrade kde-base/kdegraphics.Upgrade media-libs/libextractor.Upgrade app-text/pdftohtml.Upgrade kde-base/kpdf.Upgrade app-office/kword. | Oct 30, 2017 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libcupsimage2Upgrade cups-clientUpgrade cups-ddkUpgrade cupsUpgrade libcups2Upgrade cups-configUpgrade cups-devel | Sep 1, 2026 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade kwordUpgrade cupsysUpgrade xpdf-utils | Nov 8, 2024 | Dec 31, 2005 |
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