HIGH

CVE-2022-38784

CVSS v3

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Score

0.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Packages

popplerAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 21.01.0-14.el9and 8 other packages
popplerAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 20.11.0-6.el8and 8 other packages

Vendor advisories

CVE-2022-38784 Red Hat Product Security211 products fixed · 81 known affected
poppler: integer overflow in JBIG2 decoder using malformed files
poppler as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · poppler-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
RHBA-2024:8405 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Updated rhel8/gimp-flatpak container image
RHSA-2023:2810 Red Hat Product Security105 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update
RHSA-2023:2259 Red Hat Product Security105 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

Description

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.

Technical details

Published: 2022-08-30

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38784?

Is CVE-2022-38784 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-38784 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-38784?

CVE-2022-38784 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity).

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