CVE-2022-38222

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 v3.1

7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 39th percentile

Published

2022-08-15

Updated

2024-08-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42320

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2022-3822
• CVE-2022-38223
• CVE-2022-38181
• CVE-2022-3823
• CVE-2022-3817
• CVE-2022-3824