--- title: "CVE-2006-0301\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0301?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2006-0301 Publication date 30 January 2006 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Heap-based buffer overflow in Splash.cc in xpdf, as used in other products such as (1) poppler, (2) kdegraphics, (3) gpdf, (4) pdfkit.framework, and others, allows attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted splash images that produce certain values that exceed the width or height of the associated bitmap. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | gpdf | 7.04 feisty | Not in release | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 2.10.0-4 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life, was needed | | kdegraphics | 7.04 feisty | Not affected | | 6.10 edgy | Not affected | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | | libextractor | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 0.5.14-1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 0.5.14-1 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.5.14-1 | | pdftohtml | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 0.36-13 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 0.36-13 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.36-13 | | poppler | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 0.5.4-0ubuntu8.1 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 0.5.4-0ubuntu4.2 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 0.5.1-0ubuntu7.2 | | xpdf | 7.04 feisty | Fixed 3.01-9ubuntu3 | | 6.10 edgy | Fixed 3.01-9ubuntu1.1 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 3.01-7ubuntu0.1 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0301) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0301) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2006-0301) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0301) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-249-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-249-1) + xpdf/poppler/kpdf vulnerabilities + 15 February 2006 ### Other references *