CVE-2022-39381
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
- Record
CVE-2022-39381- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-690
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7423
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7423- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
Impact
The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another.
Patches
It has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus
Workarounds
Do not process files from untrusted sources
References
PR: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194 Issue: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191 Issue in hummus: https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293
Outline differences to https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892
The difference is one is in src/deps/PDFWriter/PDFParser.cpp and the other is PDFDocumentHandler.cpp both is a null pointer but for different cases These are totally diffent issues, one is in reading a pdf the other is in appendending a maliciously crafted one. The function calls are different the versions in which they are solved are diffent.
- Record
GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476, CWE-690
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
- Record
CVE-2022-39381- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-690, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
Muhammara is a node module with c/cpp bindings to modify PDF with js for node or electron (based/replacement on/of galkhana/hummusjs). The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another. This issue has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus. As a workaround, do not process files from untrusted sources.
- Record
CVE-2022-39381- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-690
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw
Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp
Impact
The package muhammara before 2.6.0; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be appended to another.
Patches
It has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus
Workarounds
Do not process files from untrusted sources
References
PR: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194 Issue: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191 Issue in hummus: https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293
Outline differences to https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892
The difference is one is in src/deps/PDFWriter/PDFParser.cpp and the other is PDFDocumentHandler.cpp both is a null pointer but for different cases These are totally diffent issues, one is in reading a pdf the other is in appendending a maliciously crafted one. The function calls are different the versions in which they are solved are diffent.
- Record
GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476, CWE-690
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-39381 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pdfhummus Hummusjs, published November 2, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in muhammara 2.6.0.
References
github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39381