CVE-2022-37050 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	22.07.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/dcd5bd8238ea448addd102ffPatch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1274ExploitIssue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/dcd5bd8238ea448addd102ffPatch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1274ExploitIssue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00022.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-37050?

CVE-2022-37050 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 mishandl...

How severe is CVE-2022-37050?

CVE-2022-37050 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-37050?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Freedesktop Poppler, Debian Debian Linux.