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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-38235
CVE-2022-38235:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via DCTStream::getChar() at /xpdf/Stream.cc. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-38235 and was disclosed on August 15, 2022. This vulnerability affects the XPDF PDF viewer software (MITRE CVE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The issue specifically involves a segmentation violation in the DCTStream::getChar() function located in the Stream.cc file (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects system availability by causing a segmentation violation, which can lead to application crashes. The CVSS scoring indicates that while there is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, there is a high impact on availability when successfully exploited (NVD).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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