Is CVE-2005-2097 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2097 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2097?

CVE-2005-2097 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2097?

CVE-2005-2097 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2097?

Upgrade cups on debian 11 to 1.1.22-7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2097

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

xpdf and kpdf do not properly validate the "loca" table in PDF files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and hang) via a PDF file with a "broken" loca table, which causes a large temporary file to be created when xpdf attempts to reconstruct the information.

How to fix

Remediation Available

cupsDebian

Fixed in:1.1.22-7CVE-2005-2097

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

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