CVE-2018-25306
PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF
CVSS Score
6.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-120 |
| Vendor | poppler-utils |
| Product | pdfunite |
| Published | Apr 29, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
poppler-utils / PDFunite
0.41.0
References
exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44490 launchpad.net: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utils launchpad.net: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdf
Credits
Hamm3r.py