CVE-2005-3624 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2005-3624: The CCITTFaxStream::CCITTFaxStream function in Stream.cc for xpdf, gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others allows attackers to corrupt the heap via negative or large integers in a CCITTFaxDecode stream, which lead to integer overflows and integer underflows.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 12 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2005-3624 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.1.22-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
libextractor→ fixed in0.5.9-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
```
poppler→ fixed in0.4.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
```
xpdf→ fixed in3.01-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.1.22-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
libextractor→ fixed in0.5.9-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
```
poppler→ fixed in0.4.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
```
xpdf→ fixed in3.01-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

cups→ fixed in1.1.22-7urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y cups
```
libextractor→ fixed in0.5.9-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libextractor
```
poppler→ fixed in0.4.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler
```
xpdf→ fixed in3.01-4urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xpdf
```

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