Xpdf 4.04 goo/gfile.cc gfseek denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Xpdf 4.04. This vulnerability affects the function gfseek of the file goo/gfile.cc. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-41842. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Xpdf 4.04 (Document Reader Software). This affects the function gfseek of the file goo/gfile.cc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in gfseek(_IO_FILE*, long, int) in goo/gfile.cc.

The weakness was published 09/30/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at forum.xpdfreader.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41842 since 09/30/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-45009). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/30/2022 🔍
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05/20/2025 +963 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: forum.xpdfreader.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-41842 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41842
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210015
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2022 15:12
Updated: 05/20/2025 23:47
Changes: 09/30/2022 15:12 (39), 10/29/2022 08:26 (11), 05/20/2025 23:47 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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