Freedesktop Poppler 22.07.0 Embedded File pdfunite.cc denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freedesktop Poppler 22.07.0 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file pdfunite.cc of the component Embedded File Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-37051. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Freedesktop Poppler 22.07.0 (Document Reader Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file pdfunite.cc of the component Embedded File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 08/23/2023 as 1276. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.freedesktop.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-37051 since 08/01/2022. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236774 (Debian dla-4141 : gir1.2-poppler-0.18 - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 4631115647c1e4f0482ffe0491c2f38d2231337b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.freedesktop.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236774) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-39705). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 236774
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4141 : gir1.2-poppler-0.18 - security update

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Patch: 4631115647c1e4f0482ffe0491c2f38d2231337b

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08/01/2022 🔍
08/23/2023 +387 days 🔍
08/23/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2026 +1030 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1276
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-37051 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37051
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237696
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 07:38
Updated: 06/18/2026 09:10
Changes: 08/23/2023 07:38 (44), 05/17/2025 06:22 (17), 06/18/2026 09:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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