{"id":"USN-6508-2","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"poppler regression","description":"USN-6508-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The update introduced\none minor regression in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the\nproblem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF\n files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a\n specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this\n issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04\n LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)\n \n It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF\n files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a\n specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this\n issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051,\n CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2023-11-28T13:11:44Z","modified":"2026-04-22T10:42:13Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"poppler","fixed_in":["0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"poppler","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3"}]}],"versions":["0.57.0-2ubuntu4","0.57.0-2ubuntu5","0.62.0-1ubuntu1","0.62.0-2ubuntu1","0.62.0-2ubuntu2","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.11","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1","0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6508-2","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2045027","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"USN-6508-2","title":"poppler regression","description":"USN-6508-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The update introduced\none minor regression in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the\nproblem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF\n files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a\n specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this\n issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04\n LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)\n \n It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF\n files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a\n specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this\n issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051,\n CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-11-28T13:11:44Z","modified":"2026-04-22T10:42:13.135983Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:17.305935Z"}]}}