Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-38222 - Use After Free vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf 4.04

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
xpdfreader
CWE-416

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Xpdfreader
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)