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CVE-2022-27337 json

A logic error in the Hints::Hints function of Poppler v22.03.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

published 2022-05-05 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-31841

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A logic error in the Hints::Hints function of Poppler v22.03.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file.

Patch / fix

  • poppler Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 22.08.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-27337

  • poppler Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.2
  • poppler Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2
  • poppler Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7
  • poppler Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2022-27337

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • poppler RHEL 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-qt5 RHEL 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-glib RHEL 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-utils RHEL 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler RHEL 8 20.11.0-5.el8
  • poppler-cpp RHEL 8 20.11.0-5.el8
  • poppler-qt5 RHEL 8 20.11.0-5.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2022:8151RHSA-2022:7594

  • poppler SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP5, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 +1 more 22.01.0-150400.3.6.1
  • poppler-qt5 SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 22.01.0-150400.3.6.1
  • poppler-qt6 openSUSE Leap 15.4 22.01.0-150400.3.6.1
  • poppler SLE Real Time 15 SP3, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 +3 more 0.79.0-150200.3.11.1
  • poppler SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.25.1
  • poppler-qt SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.43.0-16.25.1
  • poppler SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP5 0.24.4-14.26.1
  • poppler openSUSE Leap 15.4 0.62.0-150000.4.15.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:3168-1SUSE-SU-2023:2941-1SUSE-SU-2023:2907-1SUSE-SU-2023:2906-1SUSE-SU-2023:2838-1

  • poppler AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-cpp AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-qt5 AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-glib AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler-utils AlmaLinux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-5.el8
  • poppler-cpp AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-5.el8
  • poppler-qt5 AlmaLinux 8 20.11.0-5.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:8151ALSA-2022:7594

  • poppler Rocky Linux 9 21.01.0-13.el9
  • poppler Rocky Linux 8 20.11.0-5.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:8151RLSA-2022:7594

  • poppler-qt5 Arch Linux 22.08.0-2
  • poppler-qt6 Arch Linux 22.08.0-2
  • poppler-glib Arch Linux 22.08.0-2
  • poppler Arch Linux 22.08.0-2

arch linux advisories AVG-2812

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2022-27337 updated cvss 6.5

poppler: A logic error in the Hints::Hints function can cause denial of service

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-cpp, poppler-glib, poppler-demos, poppler-utils
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) poppler-cpp 20.11.0-5.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7594
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) poppler-devel 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-cpp-devel 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-debuginfo 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-qt5-devel 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-glib-devel 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-debugsource 21.01.0-13.el9, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8151
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) poppler 20.11.0-5.el8, poppler-qt5 20.11.0-5.el8, poppler-glib 20.11.0-5.el8, poppler-utils 20.11.0-5.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:7594
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) poppler 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-cpp 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-qt5 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-glib 21.01.0-13.el9, poppler-utils 21.01.0-13.el9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:8151
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 poppler, poppler-qt, poppler-qt4, poppler-glib, poppler-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.freedesktop.org https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1230 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gitlab.freedesktop.org https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1230#note_1372177 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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