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CVE-2022-38784· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Poppler prior to and including 22.08.0 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIGStream.cc)

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.62% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: poppler (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8; poppler-cpp (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8; poppler-cpp-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to poppler (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8; poppler-cpp (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8; poppler-cpp-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 20.11.0-6.el8 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Poppler prior to and including 22.08.0 contains an integer overflow in the JBIG2 decoder (JBIG2Stream::readTextRegionSeg() in JBIGStream.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-2022-38171 in Xpdf.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 29, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 49th percentile

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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
freedesktoppoppler
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux10.0
  • debian debian linux11.0
  • fedoraproject fedora35
  • fedoraproject fedora36
  • fedoraproject fedora37
  • freedesktop popplerup to 22.08.0 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8popplerbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-cppbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-cpp-develbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-develbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-glibbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-glib-develbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-qt5before 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-qt5-develbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:8poppler-utilsbefore 20.11.0-6.el820.11.0-6.el8
AlmaLinux:9popplerbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-cppbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-cpp-develbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-develbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-glibbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-glib-develbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-qt5before 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-qt5-develbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
AlmaLinux:9poppler-utilsbefore 21.01.0-14.el921.01.0-14.el9
Debian:10popplerbefore 0.71.0-5+deb10u10.71.0-5+deb10u1
Debian:11popplerbefore 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u120.09.0-3.1+deb11u1
Debian:12popplerbefore 22.08.0-2.122.08.0-2.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.4poppler-qt6before 22.01.0-150400.3.3.122.01.0-150400.3.3.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedpopplerbefore 22.09.0-1.122.09.0-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreampopplerbefore 0:20.11.0-6.el80:20.11.0-6.el8

+40

Same product

freedesktop: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-9631Poppler 0.74.0 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the CairoRescaleBox.cc downsample_row_box_filter function.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2018-21009Poppler before 0.66.0 has an integer overflow in Parser::makeStream in Parser.cc.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2019-12293In Poppler through 0.76.1, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in JPXStream::init in JPEG2000Stream.cc via data with inconsistent heights
    36Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-35702Dec 24, 2020 · DCTStream::getChars in DCTStream.cc in Poppler 20.12.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted PDF document.
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-27337May 5, 2022 · A logic error in the Hints::Hints function of Poppler v22.03.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
    26Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-34872Jul 31, 2023 · A vulnerability in Outline.cc for Poppler prior to 23.06.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) (crash) via a crafted
    22Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
almalinux:poppler21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-cpp21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-cpp-devel21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-devel21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-glib21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-glib-devel21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-qt521.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-qt5-devel21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:poppler-utils21.01.0-14.el9 · AlmaLinux:9Package registry (OSV)
debian:poppler22.08.0-2.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:poppler0.62.0-150000.4.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:poppler-qt522.01.0-150400.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:poppler-qt622.01.0-150400.3.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-cpp0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-cpp-debuginfo0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-cpp-devel0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::crbPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-debuginfo0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-debugsource0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-glib0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-glib-debuginfo0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-qt50:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-qt5-debuginfo0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-utils0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:poppler-utils-debuginfo0:21.01.0-14.el9 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:poppler0:20.11.0-6.el8 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
suse:poppler0.62.0-150000.4.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:poppler-qt0.43.0-16.22.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:poppler-qt522.01.0-150400.3.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

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References

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