What is CVE-2022-29358?

CVE-2022-29358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Epub2txt2 Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-29358?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Epub2txt2 Project

CVE-2022-29358

epub2txt2 v2.04 was discovered to contain an integer overflow via the function bug in _parse_special_tag at sxmlc.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted XML file.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2022-05-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (46.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Epub2txt2 Project — versions 2.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

github.com/kevinboone/epub2txt2/issues/22 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29358?: CVE-2022-29358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Epub2txt2 Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-29358?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.