CVE-2022-38222

HIGH

Xpdf 4.04 - Use-After-Free in JBIG2Stream::close()

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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