Integer overflow in Freedesktop Poppler
CVE-2022-38171
Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc). Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary c…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (23.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Poppler
- Xpdfreader Xpdf — versions 4.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38171?
- CVE-2022-38171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38171?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38171 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.