NULL pointer dereference in xpdf - CVE-2022-38928

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NULL pointer dereference in xpdf - CVE-2022-38928

Published: March 24, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74023
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-2022-38928
CWE-ID: CWE-476
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 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-38928

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

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