Use-after-free in xpdf - CVE-2022-38222

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Use-after-free in xpdf - CVE-2022-38222

Published: March 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74022
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-2022-38222
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-38222

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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