CVE-2022-38222

Published Sep 29, 2022

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description: There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "FDB8219E-FA52-45B5-A332-CE34400630BC"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References