# CVE-2004-1125: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash applications via crafted PDF files exploiting a buffer overflow in xpdf and related PDF viewers.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Dec 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1125, DSA-619-1, DSA-621-1, GHSA-68gp-v694-mxpq, RHSA-2005:018

## What is CVE-2004-1125?

CVE-2004-1125 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 22 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1125?

It affects 3 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |
| `xpdf-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 1:2.02-9.4 |

Products: Easy Software Products Cups, Kde Kde, Xpdf Xpdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-1125?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2004-1125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde

- [CVE-2001-0194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0194/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-5849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5849/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2002-0063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0063/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2001-1332](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-1332/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-1384](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1384/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-1125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-1125 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 22 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Kde Kde. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-1125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.