CVE-2005-0064

Exp

Buffer overflow in the Decrypt::makeFileKey2 function in Decrypt.cc for xpdf 3.00 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PDF file with a large /Encrypt /Length keyLength value.

Published: 2005-05-02 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-0064 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.5/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.22%, 93th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-0064

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0064

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 8.39% 7.22% -1.18%
2 2025-08-15 10.50% 8.39% -2.11%
3 2025-03-30 — 10.50% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0064

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-0064

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0064

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2005-0064 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-2005-0064
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0064
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0064 medium priority: Ubuntu including 8 source packages (cupsys, gpdf, …), 32 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 17, needs-triage 8, not-affected 6, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0064

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0064

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xpdf xpdf 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.5a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.7a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.91a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.91a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.91b cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.91b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.91c cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.91c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92b cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92c cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92d cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.92e cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.93a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.93b cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.93c cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 1.0a cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:1.0a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0064

URL Tags
ftp://ftp.foolabs.com/pub/xpdf/xpdf-3.00pl3.patch Patch
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.42/SCOSA-2005.42.txt
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000921 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110625368019554&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17277
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-645 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-648 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=186&type=vulnerabilities Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:016
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:018
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:019
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:020
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:021
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-026.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-034.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-057.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-059.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-066.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/ Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2352 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2353 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11781
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200501-28
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200502-10
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