CVE-2022-38230
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream:...
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
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
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
- Record
CVE-2022-38230- 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-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
- Record
CVE-2022-38230- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40822 No score
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40822- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55f6-84x6-4wpp
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream:...
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
- Record
GHSA-55f6-84x6-4wpp- 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-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-38230
XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38230- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-38230 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Xpdf Project Xpdf, published August 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.