VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-27135
xpdf 4.03 has heap buffer overflow in the function readXRefTable located in XRef.cc.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.00%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.00%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
xpdf 4.03 has heap buffer overflow in the function readXRefTable located in XRef.cc. An attacker can exploit this bug to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or other unspecified effects by sending a crafted PDF file to the pdftoppm binary.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.00% probability · 61th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- xpdfreader/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42232Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/pic_ppm.pngThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/poc_ppmExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42232Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/pic_ppm.pngThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/poc_ppmExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.