CVE-2022-24197

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Published Feb 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain a stack-based buffer overflow via the component ByteBuffer.append, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:itextpdf:itext:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-0948	iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain a stack-based buffer overflow via the component ByteBuffer.append, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.
Github GHSA	GHSA-c32g-2mgr-cfq7	Out-of-bounds Write in iText

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.295% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78
https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089282165
https://github.com/itext/itext7/releases/tag/7.1.18

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0013}`	epss `{'score': 0.00148}`

Subscriptions

Itextpdf Itext

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:07 AM
Reserved: Jan 31, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:31 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 1, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:31 AM

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