CVE-2005-0206

The patch for integer overflow vulnerabilities in Xpdf 2.0 and 3.0 (CVE-2004-0888) is incomplete for 64-bit architectures on certain Linux distributions such as Red Hat, which could leave Xpdf users exposed to the original vulnerabilities.

Published: 2005-04-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-0206 is rated Moderate Risk (56.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.99%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-0206

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 6.53% 2.99% -3.54%
2 2025-12-23 8.77% 6.53% -2.24%
3 2025-12-10 8.77%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-0206

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-2005-0206

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-0206

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2005-0206 unimportant 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-2005-0206
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0206
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-0206 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (cupsys, tetex-bin, xpdf), 15 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, upstream): released 11, needs-triage 3, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-0206

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-0206

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ascii ptex 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ascii:ptex:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cstex cstetex 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cstex:cstetex:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.0.4_8 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.0.4_8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.4_2 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.4_3 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.4_5 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.4_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.10 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.12 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.15 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.16 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.19_rc5 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.19_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
easy_software_products cups 1.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:easy_software_products:cups:1.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gpdf 0.110 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gpdf:0.110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gpdf 0.112 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gpdf:0.112:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gpdf 0.131 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gpdf:0.131:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3_beta1 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3_beta2 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde koffice 1.3_beta3 cpe:2.3:a:kde:koffice:1.3_beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kpdf 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:kde:kpdf:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.32a cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.32a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.32b cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.32b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.33 cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.33a cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.33a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.34 cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.35 cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
pdftohtml pdftohtml 0.36 cpe:2.3:a:pdftohtml:pdftohtml:0.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi propack 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tetex tetex 1.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tetex tetex 1.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tetex tetex 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tetex tetex 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tetex tetex 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:tetex:tetex:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xpdf xpdf 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:xpdf:xpdf:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sgi advanced_linux_environment 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:sgi:advanced_linux_environment:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:arm:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:hppa:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-32:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ia-64:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:m68k:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mips:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:mipsel:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:ppc:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:s-390:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
gentoo linux cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
kde kde 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-0206

URL Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:041
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:042
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:043
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:044
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:052
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:056
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-034.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-053.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-057.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-132.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-213.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11501 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17818
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11107
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