CVE-2022-38222: Xpdfreader Xpdf

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Xpdfreader Xpdf: version 4.04 only

Published 2022-09-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.