CVE-2022-38171

Published: Aug 22, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-190

7.8HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc). Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. This is similar to the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-30860 (Apple CoreGraphics).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAttack Vector

Local

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected Products

xpdfreader

aka xpdf

xpdfOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software / productivity

freedesktop

oss-projectaka freedesktop.org

poppler

OSS Libraries

Glyph & Cog

oss-projectaka xpdf

XpdfLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/11

openwall.com

http://www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html

xpdfreader.com

https://dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz

dl.xpdfreader.com

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