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CVE-2022-38222
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-09-29T03:15:15.373 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:56:18.753

Summary

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Affected products

xpdfreader — xpdf

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References

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