CVE-2018-25306

MEDIUM EPSS 7.4%
Published Apr 29, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Medium
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Published Apr 29, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
canonicalpdfunite0.41.0any

References 4

  • launchpad.net https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2
    Product
  • launchpad.net https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utils
    Product
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44490
    ExploitVDB Entry
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdf
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.