CVE-2022-30524

Published May 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-52384 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 6:48 AM
Reserved
May 9, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 9, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:43 AM