CVE-2022-27337

Publication date 5 May 2022

Last updated 6 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
poppler 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
poppler

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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