Out-of-bounds write in xpdf - CVE-2025-3154

Vulnerability identifier: #VU118788

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3154

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

xpdf
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo
libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo
libpoppler-glib8
libpoppler-glib-devel
libpoppler60
poppler-tools-debuginfo
libpoppler-qt4-devel
poppler-tools
libpoppler-qt4-4
poppler-debugsource
libpoppler60-debuginfo
libpoppler-devel

Install updates from vendor's website.

xpdf - update to 4.06
libpoppler-glib8-debuginfo - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-qt4-4-debuginfo - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-glib8 - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-glib-devel - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler60 - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
poppler-tools-debuginfo - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-qt4-devel - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
poppler-tools - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-qt4-4 - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
poppler-debugsource - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler60-debuginfo - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1
libpoppler-devel - update to 0.43.0-16.67.1

• https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/CVE-2025-3154.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Xpdf
• SUSE update for poppler