CVE-2022-37050
In Poppler 22.07.0, PDFDoc::savePageAs in PDFDoc.c callows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crashes with SIGABRT) by crafting a PDF file in which the xref data structure is
02 Description
In Poppler 22.07.0, PDFDoc::savePageAs in PDFDoc.c callows attackers to cause a denial-of-service (application crashes with SIGABRT) by crafting a PDF file in which the xref data structure is
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 64.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-08-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-03 19:27Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-08-01
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- b51f8a6773d1bae3f47d5b81f0c7b79cb41c091231e895c1d1bef01f7cf98d80
05 Affected products
06 References
- gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1274
- gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/dcd5bd8238ea448addd102ff045badd0aca1b990
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20231016 [SECURITY] [DLA 3620-1] poppler security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- poppler Fixed in 22.08.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- poppler Fixed in 22.08.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- poppler Fixed in 22.08.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- poppler Fixed in 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.