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CVE-2022-38784

Poppler prior to and including 22.08.0 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg

Poppler prior to and including 22.08.0 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIGStream.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-2022-38171 in Xpdf.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00095
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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Affected Products & Versions

3
freedesktop poppler<= 22.08.0
debian linuxall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgithub.com · CVE-2022-38171.mdgithub.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Aug 2022 · 03:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

9
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12362-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0677-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0494-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0495-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2023:0480-1
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References & Sources

13
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/11Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/1261/diffs?commit_id=27354e9d9696ee2bc063910a6c9a6b27c5184a52PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BGY72LBJMFAKQWC2XH4MRPIGPQLXTFL6/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E5Z2677EQUWVHJLGSH5DQX53EK6MY2M2/
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