Name: CVE-2022-38222: Use After Free
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-38222, CWE-416, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00173

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade xpdf	Aug 22, 2024	Aug 15, 2022
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade app-text/xpdf.	Sep 26, 2024	Sep 29, 2022

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CVSS Details

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