High severity · published Aug 22, 2022
CVE-2022-38171
Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc)
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 code. This is similar to the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-30860 (Apple CoreGraphics).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PO
Poppler · Freedesktop
before 22.09.0 · source: NVD
XP
Xpdf · Xpdfreader
4.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38171
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38171
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/11
Vendor Advisory
http://www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html
Vendor Advisory
https://dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860
Patch
https://github.com/zmanion/Vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2022-38171.md
Third Party Advisory
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.html
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