Stack overflow vulnerability in function Dict::find in xpdf/Dict.cc in xpdf 4.04, allows…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack overflow vulnerability in function Dict::find in xpdf/Dict.cc in xpdf 4.04, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.04 | Vulnerable | Xpdfreader |
- cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.04 Vulnerable ·Xpdfreader
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45586
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mw3m-9rcr-8j8q
References
More Xpdfreader Xpdf vulnerabilities
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- TI-2024-03046 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in attachments CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2024-03045 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF object stream CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-02492 Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.04 due to object loop in PDF embedded file tree CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2022-22500 Stack overflow vulnerability in function gmalloc in goo/gmem.cc in xpdf 4.04, allows… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2022-21137 XPDF v4.04 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the function FileStream::copy() at xpdf/Stream.cc:795. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-45586 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45586 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mw3m-9rcr-8j8q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-45586 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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