6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-37051
Apache Poppler PDF Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2023, 7:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 8, 2023, 8:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-37051 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Freedesktop poppler
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-37051.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4631115647c1e4f0482ffe0491c2f38d2231337b Patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1276 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-37051 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-37051 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4631115647c1e4f0482ffe0491c2f38d2231337b No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4631115647c1e4f0482ffe0491c2f38d2231337b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1276 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1276 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-617
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:22.07.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

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0.32928

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