Use After Free Affecting xpdf package, versions <4.05-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-XPDF-8489905
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed29 Sept 2022

Introduced: 29 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-38222  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 xpdf to version 4.05-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xpdf package and not the xpdf package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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