High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-38171

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).

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Affected products

Xorg/Poppler
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <22.09.0
Xpdf/Xpdf2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:xpdfreader:xpdf:4.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
Xpdfreader.com/Xpdfllm-fuzzy
Range: <4.04

Patches

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References

github.com/zmanion/Vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2022-38171.mdnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gznvdVendor Advisory
googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.cve.org/CVERecordnvdThird Party Advisory

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