CVE-2018-25306 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-25306: PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF

Vendor Poppler-Utils
Product PDFunite
Weakness CWE-120
Published April 29, 2026
Last update April 30, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 29, 2026 CVE published
April 30, 2026 Record updated