Vulnerability CVE-2022-38171
Published: 2022-08-22

Description:
Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readSymbolDictSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc). Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. This is similar to the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-30860 (Apple CoreGraphics).

 References:
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.html
https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860
https://dl.xpdfreader.com/old/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30860
http://www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html
https://dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz
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