poppler before 0.22.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 37CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
poppler before 0.22.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger an "invalid memory access" in (1) splash/Splash.cc, (2) poppler/Function.cc, and (3) poppler/Stream.cc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03866 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.22.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.22.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1788
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-frv4-v4xv-9gmp
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Exploit 5
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?h=poppler-0.22&id=957aa252912cde85d76c41e9710b33425a82b696
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?h=poppler-0.22&id=0388837f01bc467045164f9ddaff787000a8caaa
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?h=poppler-0.22&id=e14b6e9c13d35c9bd1e0c50906ace8e707816888
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?h=poppler-0.22&id=bbc2d8918fe234b7ef2c480eb148943922cc0959
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/commit/?h=poppler-0.22&id=8b6dc55e530b2f5ede6b9dfb64aafdd1d5836492
More Freedesktop Poppler vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-11232 Integer overflow in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-32126 An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17985 An issue was discovered in Poppler 22.08.0. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17247 A reachable Object::getString assertion in Poppler 22.07.0 allows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-17245 In Poppler 22.07.0, PDFDoc::savePageAs in PDFDoc.c callows attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-18422 An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2013-1788 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1788 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frv4-v4xv-9gmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-1788 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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