Infinite loop in Poppler - CVE-2025-50420
Published: August 14, 2025 / Updated: August 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114081
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-50420
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Affected software:
Poppler
Poppler
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the pdfseparate utility when handling PDF files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted PDF file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-50420
Install update from vendor's website.