SB202502194436 - Amazon Linux AMI update for poppler
Published: February 19, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB202502194436
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38349)
CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the PDFDoc::replacePageDict() function in PDFDoc.cc. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.