CVE-2022-41844 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 30 Sep 2022 Updated 20 May 2025

A memory corruption vulnerability 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-2022-41844?

CVE-2022-41844 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 XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xpdfreader Xpdf.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41844?

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-2022-41844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvjm-8776-hw2q, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41844.