CVE-2022-38349
published 2023-08-22CVE-2022-38349: An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in…
PriorityP426medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.90%
55.2th percentile
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in PDFDoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | poppler | < poppler 22.12.0-2 (bookworm) | poppler 22.12.0-2 (bookworm) |
| freedesktop | poppler | — | — |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u2 | 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u2 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 22.12.0-2 | 22.12.0-2 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 22.12.0-2 | 22.12.0-2 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 22.12.0-2 | 22.12.0-2 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4 | 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3 | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4 | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2 | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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OSV
poppler regression
osv·2023-11-28·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] poppler regression
poppler regression
USN-6508-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The update introduced
one minor regression in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a
OSV
poppler vulnerabilities
osv·2023-11-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2020-23804 [HIGH] poppler vulnerabilities
poppler vulnerabilities
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051,
CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)
OSV
CVE-2022-38349: An issue was discovered in Poppler 22
osv·2023-08-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38349 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-38349: An issue was discovered in Poppler 22
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in PDFDoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
GHSA
GHSA-vc2j-4f8h-8q6p: An issue was discovered in Poppler 22
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-22
CVE-2022-38349 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 GHSA-vc2j-4f8h-8q6p: An issue was discovered in Poppler 22
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in PDFDoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
Ubuntu
poppler regression
vendor_ubuntu·2023-11-28·CVSS 7.5
[HIGH] poppler regression
Title: poppler regression
Summary: USN-6508-1 caused some minor regressions in poppler.
USN-6508-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The update introduced
one minor regression in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafte
Ubuntu
poppler vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-11-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2022-37051 [HIGH] poppler vulnerabilities
Title: poppler vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051,
CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update
Red Hat
poppler: Reachable assertion in Object.h
vendor_redhat·2023-08-22·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38349 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 poppler: Reachable assertion in Object.h
poppler: Reachable assertion in Object.h
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in PDFDoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
A flaw was found in the Poppler package. This issue occurs due to a reachable assertion in Object.h. By using a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
Mitigation: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Package: poppler (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: compat-poppler022 (Red Hat Enter
Debian
CVE-2022-38349: poppler - An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Ob...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-38349 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-38349: poppler - An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Ob...
An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. There is a reachable assertion in Object.h, will lead to denial of service because PDFDoc::replacePageDict in PDFDoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 22.12.0-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 20.09.0-3.1+deb11u2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 22.12.0-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 22.12.0-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 22.12.0-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4564a002bcb6094cc460bc0d5ddff9423fe6dd28https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1282https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/4564a002bcb6094cc460bc0d5ddff9423fe6dd28https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1282https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html
2023-08-22
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