CVE-2022-43071

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Published Nov 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46120	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.362% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42349&p=43959#p43959

History

Apr 30, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Xpdfreader Xpdf

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 6:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 30, 2025, 6:01 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:26 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 15, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:05 AM

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