# CVE-2022-41843: Null dereference in n/a

> A null pointer dereference in Xpdf's font conversion code allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PDF files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 20 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g92-8cgq-877w, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843

## What is CVE-2022-41843?

CVE-2022-41843 is a medium-severity 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 convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-38928.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41843?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Xpdfreader Xpdf.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-41843?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-41843 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41843 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Xpdfreader Xpdf

- [CVE-2022-38928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38928/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-38222](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38222/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33108](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33108/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-30524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30524/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-24996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24996/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-41843 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-41843 is a medium-severity 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41843 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Xpdfreader Xpdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41843/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41843/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41843
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41843
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41843

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41843/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.