Infinite loop in xpdf - CVE-2022-48545
Published: November 6, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82765
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48545
CWE-ID: CWE-835
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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the Catalog::findDestInTree() function. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48545
Install updates from vendor's website.