Out-of-bounds write in xpdf - CVE-2022-45587
Published: August 15, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79515
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45587
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 boundary error when processing PDF file. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.
Affected software
xpdf
Gentoo Linux
app-text/xpdf
Gentoo Linux
app-text/xpdf
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45587
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
app-text/xpdf - update to 4.05