CVE-2022-38222

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se presenta un problema de uso de memoria previamente liberada en la función JBIG2Stream::close() ubicado en el archivo JBIG2Stream.cc en Xpdf 4.04. Puede desencadenarse mediante el envío de un archivo PDF diseñado a (por ejemplo) el binario pdfimages. Permite a un atacante causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-08-15 CVE Reserved
2022-08-15 CVE Published
2024-01-26 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42320	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Xpdfreader Search vendor "Xpdfreader"		Xpdf Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf"				4.04 Search vendor "Xpdfreader" for product "Xpdf" and version "4.04"		-		Affected