Heap-based Buffer Overflow The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package xpdfreader (opens in a new tab)
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- published17 Aug 2022
- disclosed17 Aug 2022
- creditCvjark
Introduced: 17 Aug 2022
CVE-2022-38237 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
This was deemed not a vulnerability.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the DCTStream::readScan function at /xpdf/Stream.cc.