Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-30775
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 41.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
xpdf 4.04 allocates excessive memory when presented with crafted input. This can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted PDF document to the pdftoppm binary. It is most easily reproduced with the DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=afl-clang-fast++ option.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xpdf | 4.05-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ipe | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30775 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42264 x_refsource_MISC