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CVE-2018-25306

MEDIUM

6.2

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.2

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/29/2026

Last Modified4/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120

References

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utils(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44490(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdf(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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