VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-38222

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-416

Primary references