5.5

CVE-2022-48545: xpdfreader xpdf Uncontrolled Recursion

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2022-48545
Published 22-08-2023Last modified 03-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-48545 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in xpdfreader xpdf. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1SUSE-SU-2023:4546-1

Timeline

  1. 22-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An infinite recursion in Catalog::findDestInTree can cause denial of service for xpdf 4.02.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu2 products
  • ipeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • xpdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
Xpdfreader1 product

2 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links