CVE-2022-37052 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service in applications using Poppler by triggering an assertion failure in Object::getString.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-37052?
CVE-2022-37052 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Freedesktop Poppler, published on 22 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 22.07.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to a failure in markObject.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freedesktop Poppler.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37052?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-37052 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-37052 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Freedesktop Poppler
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1781207304, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-37052, GHSA-527m-pccf-wf58, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-37052.