PT-2022-7283 · Xpdf+1 · Xpdf+1

Ycdxsb · Published 2022-07-16 · Updated 2024-08-08 · CVE-2022-36561

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xpdf version 4.0.4

Description The issue exists due to insufficient input validation in the /xpdf/AcroForm.cc:538 component of the Xpdf software, which can lead to a segmentation violation. Exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For Xpdf version 4.0.4, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the /xpdf/AcroForm.cc component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-10474

ALT-PU-2024-10804

ALT-PU-2024-7465

BDU:2024-02274

CVE-2022-36561

MGASA-2024-0035

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Xpdf

References · 16

• 🔥 https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42308 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36561 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-36561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-36561 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0035.html · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02274 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2024-0035 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36561 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/35468 · Telegram Post
• https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42308 · Note
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?lslackware-securityy2024mslackware-security.436503 · Note
• http://xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30812 · Note
• http://xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html#5.00 · Note