CVE-2025-50420
published 2025-08-04CVE-2025-50420: An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can…
PriorityP424medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.35%
27.0th percentile
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | poppler | < poppler 25.03.0-6 (forky) | poppler 25.03.0-6 (forky) |
| freedesktop | poppler | < 25.07.0 | 25.07.0 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 25.03.0-5+deb13u2 | 25.03.0-5+deb13u2 |
| freedesktop | poppler | >= 0 < 25.03.0-6 | 25.03.0-6 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
Stop checking back — get the weekly exploitation signal.
Every Monday: what got weaponized or added to CISA KEV in the last seven days — each CVE cross-linked to its PoC, Nuclei template, and detection rule. Free, one email a week, unsubscribe in one click.
GHSA
GHSA-ppc9-vw33-pg6g: An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-08-04
CVE-2025-50420 [HIGH] CWE-400 GHSA-ppc9-vw33-pg6g: An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
OSV
CVE-2025-50420: An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25
osv·2025-08-04·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2025-50420 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-50420: An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Ubuntu
poppler vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2025-08-20
CVE-2025-50420 poppler vulnerability
Title: poppler vulnerability
Summary: poppler could be made to denial of service if it received a
specially crafted PDF file.
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Debian
CVE-2025-50420: poppler - An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attac...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2025-50420 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-50420: poppler - An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attac...
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 25.03.0-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 25.03.0-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 25.03.0-5+deb13u2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-08-04
Published