CVE-2022-41842 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory corruption issue in Xpdf allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-41842?
CVE-2022-41842 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published on 30 Sep 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in gfseek(_IO_FILE*, long, int) in goo/gfile.cc.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41842?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xpdfreader Xpdf.
How do I fix CVE-2022-41842?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-41842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xpdfreader Xpdf
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpc9-mjhw-r32h, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41842.