CVE-2022-41844

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory xpdfreader.com Vendor Advisory xpdfreader.com Vendor Advisory xpdfreader.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.xpdfreader.com/download.html patch vendor advisory
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42340&p=43928&hilit=gfseek#p43928 vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42308&p=43844&hilit=XRef%3A%3Afetch#p43844 vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41844?
CVE-2022-41844 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-41844?
To fix CVE-2022-41844, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-41844 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-41844 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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