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6.5

An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.07.0. There is a reachable abort which leads to denial of service because the main function in pdfunite.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.

CVE-2022-37051 · published 3 years ago
Summary

An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.07.0. There is a reachable abort which leads to denial of service because the main function in pdfunite.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.

What to do
  • Update debian poppler to version 22.08.0-2.
Affected software
Ecosystem VendorProductAffected versions
– freedesktop poppler 22.07.0
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:22.07.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
– debian debian_linux 10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian:12 debian poppler < 22.08.0-2
Fix: upgrade to 22.08.0-2
Original advisory text
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.07.0. There is a reachable abort which leads to denial of service because the main function in pdfunite.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.07.0. There is a reachable abort which leads to denial of service because the main function in pdfunite.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)
Severity
6.5 Medium
Exploitation
1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-617Reachable Assertion
Timeline
Published22 Aug 2023
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2022-37051 · NVD
CVE-2022-37051 · OSV
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37051 · OSV
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