#VU118776 NULL pointer dereference in MuPDF - CVE-2025-55780

 

#VU118776 NULL pointer dereference in MuPDF - CVE-2025-55780

Published: November 26, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118776
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-55780
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MuPDF
Software vendor:
Artifex Software, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in source/html/html-layout.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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