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CVE-2022-27337

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-27337 is a logic error in the Hints::Hints function of Poppler v22.03.0, affecting various distributions including Debian and Fedora, which allows attackers to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing a specially crafted PDF file. Rated at a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to open the malicious PDF. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
22.03.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:22.03.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0160 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: poppler-0:20.11.0-5.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: poppler-0:21.01.0-13.el9
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-27337Moderate

poppler: A logic error in the Hints::Hints function can cause denial of service

May 13, 2022

References

gitlab.freedesktop.org / poppler/poppler/-/issues/1230
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
gitlab.freedesktop.org / poppler/poppler/-/issues/1230
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOTDUXJOKDYO4I7MKHLT5NBGTN5E7FHQ
debian.org / security/2022/dsa-5224
Third Party Advisory