CVE-2022-48545

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

5.5 MediumFix available

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

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

0.25%Up 0.2 points since Aug 23, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: CVE-2022-48545
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-674
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: CVE-2022-48545
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-51241 No score

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: EUVD-2022-51241
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x23x-4p2x-538q 5.5

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: GHSA-x23x-4p2x-538q
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-674
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-48545 5.5

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2022-48545
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48545 5.5

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48545
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4362-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-9545: Fixed a potential crash due to uncontrolled recursion in the JBIG parser (bsc#1128114).
CVE-2019-9631: Fixed an out of bounds read when converting a PDF to an image (bsc#1129202).
CVE-2022-37052: Fixed a reachable assertion when extracting pages of a PDf file (bsc#1214726).
CVE-2020-36023: Fixed a stack bugger overflow in FoFiType1C:cvtGlyph (bsc#1214256).
CVE-2019-13287: Fixed an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the function SplashXPath:strokeAdjust (bsc#1140745).
CVE-2018-18456: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read via a crafted pdf file (bsc#1112428).
CVE-2018-18454: Fixed heap-based buffer over-read via a crafted pdf file (bsc#1112424).
CVE-2019-14292: Fixed an out of bounds read in GfxState.cc (bsc#1143570).
CVE-2022-48545: Fixed an infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree which can cause denial of service (bsc#1214723).

Record: SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4546-1 No score

Security update for poppler

This update for poppler fixes the following issues:

CVE-2019-9545: Fixed a potential crash due to uncontrolled recursion in the JBIG parser (bsc#1128114).
CVE-2019-9631: Fixed an out of bounds read when converting a PDF to an image (bsc#1129202).
CVE-2022-37052: Fixed a reachable assertion when extracting pages of a PDf file (bsc#1214726).
CVE-2020-36023: Fixed a stack bugger overflow in FoFiType1C:cvtGlyph (bsc#1214256).
CVE-2019-14292: Fixed an out of bounds read in GfxState.cc (bsc#1143570).
CVE-2022-48545: Fixed an infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree which can cause denial of service (bsc#1214723).

Record: SUSE-SU-2023:4546-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

xpdfreader xpdf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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
`poppler` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1
`poppler-qt` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1
`poppler` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1
`poppler-qt` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`poppler` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1
`poppler-qt` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 0.43.0-16.40.1	0.43.0-16.40.1
`poppler` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.24.4-14.41.1	0.24.4-14.41.1
`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
`xpdf` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.03-17ubuntu23.03-17ubuntu33.03-17ubuntu53.03-183.04-13.04-1build13.04-1ubuntu13.04-1ubuntu1.1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.7-27.2.7-3	None known
`xpdf` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04-4build13.04-53.04-5ubuntu23.04-6ubuntu13.04-7	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.9-17.2.13-27.2.13-2build1	None known
`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
`xpdf` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04+git20210103-3build13.04+git20211021-13.04+git20211021-1ubuntu13.04+git20220201-1	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
`xpdf` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04+git20220601-1ubuntu13.04+git20220601-1ubuntu23.04+git20231213-13.04+git20240118-13.04+git20240124-1 Show 4 moreShow less 3.04+git20240202-13.04+git20240202-1build13.04+git20240202-1build23.04+git20240202-1build3	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build1	None known
`xpdf` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04+git20250304-1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build27.2.30-2	None known
`xpdf` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04+git20260220-13.04+git20260220-1ubuntu13.04+git20260802-1	None known
`ipe` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 7.2.30-1build17.2.30-1build2	None known
`xpdf` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.04+git20250304-13.04+git20250304-1build13.04+git20260220-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-48545 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Xpdfreader Xpdf, published August 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in xpdf 4.05-r0.

References

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