CVE-2022-39381
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.5 High
- Published
- Nov 2, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Reserved
- Sep 2, 2022
Description
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-690 Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
MuhammaraJSjulianhille |
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References
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