CVE-2025-50420
mediumpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (73)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-1706poppler: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-08-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in poppler ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und um sensible Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://freedesktop.comcnnvd
- http://poppler.comcnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-50420cnnvd
- https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420cnnvd
- https://poppler.freedesktop.org/Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Poppler-overload-via-pdfseparate-47974cnnvd
- https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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