Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-27337 CVE-2023-34872 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler126 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU67054
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27337
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Hints::Hints() function when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package poppler to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 20.04 - 23.04
libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package): before 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.2
libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package): before 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2
libpoppler126 (Ubuntu package): before 22.12.0-2ubuntu1.1
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6273-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU78933
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34872
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the OutlineItem::open() function in Outline.cc. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package poppler to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 20.04 - 23.04
libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package): before 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.2
libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package): before 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2
libpoppler126 (Ubuntu package): before 22.12.0-2ubuntu1.1
CPE2.3https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6273-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.