CVE-2022-38230 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Aug 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A floating point exception in XPDF's image decoding allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PDF files.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-38230?

CVE-2022-38230 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

XPDF commit ffaf11c was discovered to contain a floating point exception (FPE) via DCTStream::decodeImage() at /xpdf/Stream.cc.

Weakness: CWE-697

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xpdf Project Xpdf.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-38230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55f6-84x6-4wpp, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38230.