XPDF 4.0.4 /xpdf/AcroForm.cc memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in XPDF 4.0.4. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /xpdf/AcroForm.cc. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-36561. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XPDF 4.0.4 (Document Reader Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /xpdf/AcroForm.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

XPDF v4.0.4 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /xpdf/AcroForm.cc:538.

The weakness was presented 08/31/2022. The advisory is shared for download at forum.xpdfreader.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-36561 since 07/25/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/10/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

07/25/2022 🔍
08/31/2022 +37 days 🔍
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10/10/2022 +40 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.xpdfreader.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-36561 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36561
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207608

Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2022 11:02
Updated: 10/10/2022 09:45
Changes: 08/31/2022 11:02 (38), 10/10/2022 09:45 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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