Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-43071

RCE

Title: Xpdfreader Xpdf RCE

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2022-43071.

CWE Category CWE-787
Published Date Nov 15, 2022
Modified Date Apr 30, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.09%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-43071: A stack overflow in the Catalog::readPageLabelTree2(Object*) function of XPDF v4.04 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Impacted Vendors

X
xpdf 1
X
xpdfreader 1
F
foolabs 1

Reference Links

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42349&p=43959#p43959 https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42349&p=43959#p43959
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity MEDIUM
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
REQUIRED
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-43071 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction REQUIRED
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.