CVE-2022-38171

High

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).

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductXpdf
PublishedAug 22, 2022
First seenAug 22, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • freedesktop poppler22.09.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xpdfreader xpdf4.04—
freedesktop popplerv < 22.09.022.09.0

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