Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-41843
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in the xpdf package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Xpdf 4.04. There is a crash in convertToType0 in fofi/FoFiType1C.cc, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-38928.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41843 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H