CVE-2022-38171 — Xpdf prior to version 4

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

01What is this vulnerability?

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).

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-08-22T18:33:47.097Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T18:34:06.293Z

09References

• www.xpdfreader.com — http://www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html
• dl.xpdfreader.com — https://dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz
• www.cve.org — https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30860
• googleprojectzero.blogspot.com — https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.h…
• github.com — https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/11
• github.com — https://github.com/zmanion/Vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2022-38171.md