#VU73888 Integer overflow in xpdf - CVE-2022-38171
Published: March 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU73888
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-38171
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xpdf
xpdf
Software vendor:
Glyph & Cog
Glyph & Cog
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the JBIG2 decoder in the JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() function in JBIG2Stream.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is related to #VU56067 (CVE-2021-30860).
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.