NULL pointer dereference in xpdf - CVE-2022-38928
Published: March 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74023
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38928
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in FoFiType1C.cc:2393. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
xpdf
Gentoo Linux
Anolis OS
app-text/xpdf
xpdf
xpdf-devel
xpdf-doc
Gentoo Linux
Anolis OS
app-text/xpdf
xpdf
xpdf-devel
xpdf-doc
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38928
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05
xpdf - update to 4.05-1
xpdf-devel - update to 4.05-1
xpdf-doc - update to 4.05-1
xpdf - update to 4.05-1
xpdf-devel - update to 4.05-1
xpdf-doc - update to 4.05-1