Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-27135

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.

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Affected products

Xpdf/Xpdf3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: =4.03

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.phpnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/poc_ppmnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/pic_ppm.pngnvdThird Party Advisory

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