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CVE-2022-38222

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-09-29 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Affected Platforms

Xpdfreader Xpdf

Weakness Type

CWE-416

References