Buffer overflow in the JBIG2Bitmap::JBIG2Bitmap function in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3628 is rated Moderate Risk (57/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.68%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule 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 | 2025-03-30 | 5.31% | 2.68% | -2.63% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 2.68% | 5.31% | +2.63% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 2.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2005-3628 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (cups, libextractor, xpdf), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3628 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2005-3628: 1 GLSA(s) (200601-02), 4 atom(s) (app-office/koffice, app-office/kword, kde-base/kdegraphics, kde-base/kpdf); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3628 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3628 |
suse
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high | CVE-2005-3628 severity important: SUSE including 25 source package names (cups-2.3.3op2-4.2, cups-2.4.11-160000.2.2, …), 25 product×package rows across 5 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0, … (5 product lines)): Fixed 21, Known Not Affected 4. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3628/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-3628 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (gpdf, kdegraphics, koffice), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 8, needs-triage 3, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3628 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.