What is CVE-2022-24197?

CVE-2022-24197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Itextpdf Itext, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-24197?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24197 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Itextpdf Itext

CVE-2022-24197

iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain a stack-based buffer overflow via the component ByteBuffer.append, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Itextpdf Itext
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24197?: CVE-2022-24197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Itextpdf Itext, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-24197?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24197 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.