Buffer overflow in the Gfx::doImage function in Gfx.cc for xpdf 3.00, and other products that share code such as tetex-bin and kpdf in KDE 3.2.x to 3.2.3 and 3.3.x to 3.3.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file that causes the boundaries of a maskColors array to be exceeded.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1125 is rated High Risk (69/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.58%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 7.31% | 6.58% | -0.74% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 11.99% | 7.31% | -4.68% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 11.99% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2004-1125 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 2 source packages (cups, xpdf), 10 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-1125 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1125 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-1125 medium priority: Ubuntu including 7 source packages (cupsys, gpdf, …), 28 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 20, needs-triage 7, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-1125 |