{"id":"CVE-2022-39381","aliases":["EUVD-2022-7423","GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw"],"status":"published","title":"Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp","description":"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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00894,"percentile":0.59759,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-476","CWE-690"],"published":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:51Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"muhammara","fixed_in":["2.6.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"hummus","fixed_in":["1.0.111"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"muhammara","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.0"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"hummus","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.111"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"muhammara","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"hummus","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.111"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"julianhille","product":"muhammarajs"},{"vendor":"muhammarajs_project","product":"muhammarajs"},{"vendor":"pdfhummus","product":"hummusjs"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw","tags":["x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293","tags":["x_transferred","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","report","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191","tags":["x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","report","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194","tags":["x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/commit/a9bf2520ab5abb69f9328906e406fbebfb36159a","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39381","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/39xxx/CVE-2022-39381.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39381","title":"Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2025-04-22T16:09:05.431Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-690"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:39.233406Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-7423","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2025-04-22T16:09:05Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:16.055056Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw","title":"Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp","description":"### Impact\nThe 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.\n\n### Patches\nIt has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus\n\n### Workarounds\nDo not process files from untrusted sources\n\n### References\nPR: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194\nIssue: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191\nIssue in hummus: https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293\n\n### Outline differences to https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892\n\nThe difference is one is in [src/deps/PDFWriter/PDFParser.cpp](https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/1890fb555eaf171db79b73fdc3ea543bbd63c002#diff-09ac2c64aeab42b14b2ae7b11a5648314286986f8c8444a5b3739ba7203b1e9b) and the other is [PDFDocumentHandler.cpp](https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194/files#diff-38d338ea4c047fd7dd9a05b5ffe7c964f0fa7e79aff4c307ccee7596457b1ef2) both is a null pointer but for different cases\nThese 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. ","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T18:10:47Z","modified":"2023-02-02T05:04:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-476","CWE-690"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:40.500292Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39381","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T15:15:10.543Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:58:15.18Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-690","CWE-476"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:31.504574Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-39381","title":"Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:51.49104039Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-690"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:26.860704Z"},{"id":"GHSA-rcrx-fpjp-mfrw","title":"Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference in PDFDocumentHandler.cpp","description":"### Impact\nThe 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.\n\n### Patches\nIt has been patched in 2.6.0 for muhammara and not at all for hummus\n\n### Workarounds\nDo not process files from untrusted sources\n\n### References\nPR: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194\nIssue: https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/191\nIssue in hummus: https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/293\n\n### Outline differences to https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892\n\nThe difference is one is in [src/deps/PDFWriter/PDFParser.cpp](https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/1890fb555eaf171db79b73fdc3ea543bbd63c002#diff-09ac2c64aeab42b14b2ae7b11a5648314286986f8c8444a5b3739ba7203b1e9b) and the other is [PDFDocumentHandler.cpp](https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/pull/194/files#diff-38d338ea4c047fd7dd9a05b5ffe7c964f0fa7e79aff4c307ccee7596457b1ef2) both is a null pointer but for different cases\nThese 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. ","status":"published","published":"2022-11-02T18:10:47Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:10:20.347133Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-476","CWE-690"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:55.877614Z"}]}}