CVE-2022-30524
There is an invalid memory access in the TextLine class in TextOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.0.4 because the text extractor mishandles characters at large y...
- Published
- May 9, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 4, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 75.7%
- Model date
- Oct 17, 2026
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Summary
There is an invalid memory access in the TextLine class in TextOutputDev.cc in Xpdf 4.0.4 because the text extractor mishandles characters at large y coordinates. It can be triggered by (for example) sending a crafted pdf file to the pdftotext binary, which allows a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Sources
- xpdf-dockerResearch
Docker images of Xpdf 4.04, vulnerable to CVE-2022-30524
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