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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-37052 · published 22 August 2023

CVE-2022-37052: Freedesktop poppler vulnerability

Freedesktop · Poppler

A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 22.07.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to a failure in markObject.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 36.4% CWE-617 · CWE-617
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/8677500399fc2548fa816b619580c2c07915a98c Patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1278 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/8677500399fc2548fa816b619580c2c07915a98c Patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1278 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00037.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-37052), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-08). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.