CVE-2025-50420: n/a
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-50420 describes a denial of service vulnerability in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler version 25.04.0. The issue arises from infinite recursion triggered by processing a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-674 (Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime). The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is necessary. The impact is limited to availability, causing a denial of service condition.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to denial of service by causing infinite recursion in the pdfseparate utility, which can crash or hang the process. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity of data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when processing untrusted PDF files with pdfseparate version 25.04.0 to avoid denial of service conditions.
CVE-2025-50420: n/a
Description
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-50420 describes a denial of service vulnerability in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler version 25.04.0. The issue arises from infinite recursion triggered by processing a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability is classified under CWE-674 (Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime). The attack vector is network-based with low attack complexity and no privileges required, but user interaction is necessary. The impact is limited to availability, causing a denial of service condition.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation leads to denial of service by causing infinite recursion in the pdfseparate utility, which can crash or hang the process. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity of data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when processing untrusted PDF files with pdfseparate version 25.04.0 to avoid denial of service conditions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6890eb33ad5a09ad00e26aa4
Added to database: 08/04/2025, 17:17:39 UTC
Last enriched: 07/05/2026, 21:17:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 194
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