Input validation error in xpdf - CVE-2022-36561
Published: March 24, 2023 / Updated: March 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74015
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36561
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a segmentation violation in the component /xpdf/AcroForm.cc:538. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
xpdf
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xpdf
app-text/xpdf
Gentoo Linux
Slackware Linux
xpdf
app-text/xpdf
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36561
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
xpdf - update to 4.05
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05