5.5

CVE-2022-41844: xpdfreader xpdf Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-41844
Published 30-09-2022Last modified 20-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-41844 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in xpdfreader xpdf. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
MGASA-2024-0035

Timeline

  1. 30-09-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.38% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (forum.xpdfreader.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • ipeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xpdfreader1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

5 links