{"id":"CVE-2022-24198","aliases":["GHSA-8c9h-4q7g-fp7h"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24198","summary":"Out-of-bounds Read in iText","details":"iText v7.1.17 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds exception via the component ARCFOUREncryption.encryptARCFOUR, which allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file. NOTE: Vendor does not view this as a vulnerability and has not found it to be exploitable.","published":"2022-02-01T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-08-27T03:48:42.740053496Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"com.itextpdf:itext7-core","fixedVersion":"7.2.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78","label":"itext/itext7#78"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/24xxx/CVE-2022-24198.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24198"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/itext/itext7/pull/78#issuecomment-1089287808"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-27T03:48:42.740053496Z"}}