Vulnerability · Published Sep 21, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38928
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in the xpdf package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
XPDF 4.04 is vulnerable to Null Pointer Dereference in FoFiType1C.cc:2393.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38928 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38928 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H