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Security advisory
Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc). Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. This is similar to the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-30860 (Apple CoreGraphics).
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-38171
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Xpdf prior to version 4.04 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIG2Stream.cc). Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. This is similar to the vulnerability described by CVE-2021-30860 (Apple CoreGraphics).
osv:CVE-2022-38171
Complete source record
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"references": [
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"https://github.com/zmanion/Vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2022-38171.md",
"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30860",
"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/38xxx/CVE-2022-38171.json",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38171",
"https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860",
"https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.html"
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