CVE-2025-11896 LOW

CVE-2025-11896: Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF CMap

Vendor Xpdf
Product Xpdf
Weakness CWE-674
Published October 16, 2025
Last update October 17, 2025
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CVSS base score

2.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2025 CVE published
October 17, 2025 Record updated