XPDF v4.0.4 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /xpdf/AcroForm.cc:538.

published 2022-08-30 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-39267

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

distros 1

xpdf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +3 more 4.05-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2022-36561

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

forum.xpdfreader.com https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42308 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

forum.xpdfreader.com /viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42308
exploit, issue-tracking, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-36561
NVD CVE-2022-36561

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