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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-38230
CVE-2022-38230:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) vulnerability in the DCTStream::decodeImage() function located in /xpdf/Stream.cc. The vulnerability was identified and disclosed on August 8, 2022, and was assigned the identifier CVE-2022-38230 (NVD, MITRE).
Technical details
The vulnerability manifests as a floating point exception in the DCTStream::decodeImage() function at line 2813 of Stream.cc. The issue can be triggered when processing certain PDF files, particularly through the pdftops utility. The vulnerability occurs during the image decoding process within the DCT (JPEG) stream handling component (GitHub Issue).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a denial of service condition through application crashes. The floating point exception causes the application to terminate unexpectedly when processing malformed PDF files (NVD).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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