High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-38222
CVE-2022-38222
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 products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.phpnvdExploitVendor Advisory
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