CVE-2025-11362: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in pdfmake
Versions of the package pdfmake from 0.3.0-beta.1 and before 0.3.0-beta.17 are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via repeatedly redirect URL in file embedding. An attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by providing crafted input that triggers this condition.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-11362 affects the pdfmake package in versions 0 through 0.3.0-beta.1. The vulnerability arises from the lack of limits or throttling on resource allocation triggered by repeatedly redirecting URLs during file embedding. An attacker can exploit this flaw by supplying specially crafted input that causes excessive resource consumption, leading to application crashes or unresponsiveness. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7, indicating a high severity vulnerability with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by crashing or making the application unresponsive due to uncontrolled resource allocation. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently provided. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider implementing resource usage limits or input validation as temporary mitigations.
CVE-2025-11362: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in pdfmake
Description
Versions of the package pdfmake from 0.3.0-beta.1 and before 0.3.0-beta.17 are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling via repeatedly redirect URL in file embedding. An attacker can cause the application to crash or become unresponsive by providing crafted input that triggers this condition.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-11362 affects the pdfmake package in versions 0 through 0.3.0-beta.1. The vulnerability arises from the lack of limits or throttling on resource allocation triggered by repeatedly redirecting URLs during file embedding. An attacker can exploit this flaw by supplying specially crafted input that causes excessive resource consumption, leading to application crashes or unresponsiveness. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7, indicating a high severity vulnerability with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by crashing or making the application unresponsive due to uncontrolled resource allocation. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch links are currently provided. Users should monitor vendor communications for updates and consider implementing resource usage limits or input validation as temporary mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- snyk
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-06T11:52:09.777Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68e4a2b8a0f5db0db2785ab7
Added to database: 10/07/2025, 05:18:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/16/2026, 13:02:25 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 627
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