QID 356398

Date Published: 2023-10-19

QID 356398: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for poppler : ALAS2-2023-2281

An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dos) via crafted .pdf file to fofitype1c::cvtglyph function. (
( CVE-2020-36023) an issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler version 20.12.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dos) via crafted .pdf file to fofitype1c::converttotype1 function. (
( CVE-2020-36024) an issue was discovered in poppler 22.08.0.
There is a reachable assertion in object.h, will lead to denial of service because pdfdoc::replacepagedict in pdfdoc.cc lacks a stream check before saving an embedded file. (
( CVE-2022-38349)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2281 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 356398

    CVE-2022-38349 | CVE-2020-36023 | CVE-2020-36024 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2023-2281 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2281.html
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