Out-of-bounds write in xpdf - CVE-2022-30524
Published: March 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74020
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-30524
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf
xpdf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in the TextLine class in TextOutputDev.cc. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-30524
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.