Poppler 22.03.0 PDF File Hints::Hints denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Poppler 22.03.0. This affects the function Hints::Hints of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-27337. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Poppler 22.03.0 (Document Reader Software). This issue affects the function Hints::Hints of the component PDF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 05/06/2022 as 1230. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.freedesktop.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-27337 since 03/21/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252221 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-27337), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (252221). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 252221
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-27337

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Timelineinfo

03/21/2022 🔍
05/06/2022 +45 days 🔍
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08/19/2025 +1201 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1230
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-27337 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-27337
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199163

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2022 11:30
Updated: 08/19/2025 16:01
Changes: 05/06/2022 11:30 (39), 05/08/2022 15:02 (1), 08/19/2025 16:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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