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CVE-2022-38222

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04....

7.8 HighFix available

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 0.4 points since Aug 15, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2022-38222
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
CVE-2022-38222
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40814 No score

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
EUVD-2022-40814
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh9w-w754-x3hr 7.8

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04....

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
GHSA-jh9w-w754-x3hr
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-38222 7.8

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2022-38222
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38222 7.8

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38222
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xpdf
Alpine:v3.19
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Alpine:v3.20
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Alpine:v3.21
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Alpine:v3.22
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Alpine:v3.23
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Alpine:v3.24
 before 4.05-r0
4.05-r0
xpdf
Mageia:9
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 4.05-1.mga9
4.05-1.mga9
ipe
Ubuntu: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
ipe
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.7-27.2.7-3
 None known
ipe
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.9-17.2.13-27.2.13-2build1
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ipe
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.23+dfsg1-27.2.24+dfsg1-17.2.24+dfsg1-1build1
 None known
ipe
Ubuntu: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
ipe
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.30-1build1
 None known
ipe
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.30-1build27.2.30-2
 None known
ipe
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
7.2.30-1build17.2.30-1build2
 None known

History

History
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affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-38222 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published August 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in xpdf 4.05-r0.

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