CVE-2022-37050

Public Exploit

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 mishandled in getCatalog processing. Note that this vulnerability is caused by the incomplete patch of CVE-2018-20662.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.11%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1274 exploit issue tracking
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/dcd5bd8238ea448addd102ff045badd0aca1b990 patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.html mailing list third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-37050?
CVE-2022-37050 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-37050?
To fix CVE-2022-37050, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-37050 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-37050 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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