CVE-2018-25306PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations.
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PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations. Attackers can trigger a segmentation fault in the XRef::getEntry function within libpoppler by providing a specially crafted PDF file to the pdfunite utility.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-120
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
canonical pdfunite canonical:pdfunite | 0.41.0 | NVD |
References
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2product
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utilsproduct
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44490exploit, vdb-entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdfthird-party-advisory
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