Uncontrolled recursion in xpdf - CVE-2025-11896
Published: December 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120190
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2025-11896
CWE-ID: CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Glyph & Cog
Affected software:
xpdf
xpdf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in CMap when processing UseCMap entries. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted PDF file and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-11896
Install updates from vendor's website.