Bug 2130856 (CVE-2022-38222) - CVE-2022-38222 xpdf: use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf
Summary: CVE-2022-38222 xpdf: use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in...
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2022-38222
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2130858 2130857
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-09-29 08:02 UTC by Avinash Hanwate
Modified: 2022-11-28 21:56 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2022-11-28 21:56:17 UTC
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2022-09-29 08:02:25 UTC 
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.

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42320
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38222
Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2022-09-29 08:02:54 UTC 
Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2130858]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2130857]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-11-28 21:56:15 UTC 
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
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