CVE-2022-30775
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by ...
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
CVE-2022-30775- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
CVE-2022-30775- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-52599 No score
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
EUVD-2022-52599- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gcw3-fxg3-hvjx
5.5
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by ...
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
GHSA-gcw3-fxg3-hvjx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-30775
5.5
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775
5.5
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0035 No score
Updated xpdf packages fix security vulnerabilities
The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: Logic bug in text extractor led to invalid memory access. (CVE-2022-30524) Integer overflow in rasterizer. (CVE-2022-30775) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-33108) PDF object loop in AcroForm::scanField. (CVE-2022-36561) Logic bug in JBIG2 decoder. (CVE-2022-38222) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-38334) Missing bounds check in CFF font converter caused null pointer dereference. (CVE-2022-38928) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-41842) Missing bounds check in CFF font parser caused invalid memory access. (CVE-2022-41843) PDF object loop in AcroForm::scanField. (CVE-2022-41844) PDF object loop in Catalog::readPageLabelTree2. (CVE-2022-43071) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-43295) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-45586) PDF object loop in Catalog::countPageTree. (CVE-2022-45587) Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to bad color space object. (CVE-2023-2662) PDF object loop in Catalog::readPageLabelTree2. (CVE-2023-2663) PDF object loop in Catalog::readEmbeddedFileTree. (CVE-2023-2664) Divide-by-zero in Xpdf 4.04 due to very large page size. (CVE-2023-3044) Deadlock in Xpdf 4.04 due to PDF object stream references. (CVE-2023-3436)
- Record
MGASA-2024-0035- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xpdfAlpine:v3.19 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.20 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.21 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.22 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.23 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.05-r0 | 4.05-r0 |
xpdfMageia:9 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 4.05-1.mga9 | 4.05-1.mga9 |
ipeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.1.4-2.17.1.8-17.1.10-17.1.10-1.1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.7-27.2.7-3 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.9-17.2.13-27.2.13-2build1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ipeUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.23+dfsg1-27.2.24+dfsg1-17.2.24+dfsg1-1build1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.27+dfsg1-27.2.28-27.2.28-2.1build27.2.28-2.1build37.2.28-2.1build4 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build1 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build27.2.30-2 |
None known |
ipeUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build17.2.30-1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-30775 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published May 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in xpdf 4.05-r0.
References
forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42264
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30775
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gcw3-fxg3-hvjx
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-30775
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0035.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30812
xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-30775
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30775