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CVE-2022-38236 Details

Description

XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a global-buffer overflow via Lexer::getObj(Object*) at /xpdf/Lexer.cc.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/jhcloos/xpdf/issues/8 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/jhcloos/xpdf/issues/8 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xpdf project xpdf
3.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:xpdf_project:xpdf:3.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-38236
NVD Published Date:
Aug 16, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]