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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42320
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (1)
xpdfreader/xpdf
4.04
Published
Sep 29, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026