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.
Published: 2026-04-29
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-29T19:24:37.960Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T12:10:08.610Z

Link: CVE-2018-25306

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-29T20:16:26.043

Modified: 2026-04-29T20:16:26.043

Link: CVE-2018-25306

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