CVE-2022-41844
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in...
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
CVE-2022-41844- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
CVE-2022-41844- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45011
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45011- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvjm-8776-hw2q
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in...
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
GHSA-hvjm-8776-hw2q- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-41844
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-41844- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-41844
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in XRef::fetch(int, int, Object*, int) in xpdf/XRef.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-16369 and CVE-2019-16088.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41844- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0035 No score
Updated xpdf packages fix security vulnerabilities
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Logic bug in text extractor led to invalid memory access. (CVE-2022-30524) Integer overflow in rasterizer. (CVE-2022-30775) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-33108) PDF object loop in AcroForm::scanField. (CVE-2022-36561) Logic bug in JBIG2 decoder. (CVE-2022-38222) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-38334) Missing bounds check in CFF font converter caused null pointer dereference. (CVE-2022-38928) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-41842) Missing bounds check in CFF font parser caused invalid memory access. (CVE-2022-41843) PDF object loop in AcroForm::scanField. (CVE-2022-41844) PDF object loop in Catalog::readPageLabelTree2. (CVE-2022-43071) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-43295) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-45586) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-45587) Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to bad color space object. (CVE-2023-2662) PDF object loop in Catalog::readPageLabelTree2. (CVE-2023-2663) PDF object loop in Catalog::readEmbeddedFileTree. (CVE-2023-2664) Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to very large page size. (CVE-2023-3044) Deadlock in Xpdf 4.04 due to PDF object stream references. (CVE-2023-3436)
- Record
MGASA-2024-0035- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xpdfAlpine:v3.19 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.20 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfMageia:9 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 4.05-1.mga9 | 4.05-1.mga9 |
ipeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.1.4-2.17.1.8-17.1.10-17.1.10-1.1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.7-27.2.7-3 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.9-17.2.13-27.2.13-2build1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.23+dfsg1-27.2.24+dfsg1-17.2.24+dfsg1-1build1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.27+dfsg1-27.2.28-27.2.28-2.1build27.2.28-2.1build37.2.28-2.1build4 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build27.2.30-2 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build17.2.30-1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-41844 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published September 30, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in xpdf 4.05-r0.