UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38171

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38171

    Published: 22 Aug 2022Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-38171

    Summary:

    Details: 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).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38171, https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-deep-dive-into-nso-zero-click.html, https://github.com/jeffssh/CVE-2021-30860, https://dl.xpdfreader.com/old/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-30860, http://www.xpdfreader.com/security-fixes.html, https://dl.xpdfreader.com/xpdf-4.04.tar.gz, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38171

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: texlive-bin

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/texlive-bin?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2015.20150524.37493-5build1
    2015.20150524.37493-7
    2015.20150524.37493-7build1
    2015.20150524.37493-7build4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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