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CVE-2025-53367: DjvuNet DjVuLibre · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects DjvuNet DjVuLibreSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High : upgrade to 3.5.29 soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.5.29
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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade djvulibre/djvulibre to 3.5.29.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubdjvulibre/djvulibrepkg:github/djvulibre/djvulibreOther threatsAffected
  • <3.5.29
Fixed in
  • 3.5.29

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AI-suggested

The primary mitigation is to upgrade DjVuLibre to version 3.5.29 or later, where the vulnerability has been patched. Organizations should audit their environments to identify all instances of DjVuLibre and ensure they are updated promptly. For environments where immediate upgrade is not feasible, implementing strict file handling policies to block or quarantine untrusted DjVu files can reduce risk. Employ endpoint protection solutions that monitor for abnormal application behavior or memory corruption attempts. User training to avoid opening suspicious DjVu documents is critical due to the user interaction requirement. Additionally, sandboxing document viewers or running them with least privilege can limit the impact of exploitation. Monitoring logs for crashes or unusual behavior in document processing applications can help detect exploitation attempts. Finally, integrating vulnerability management processes to track and remediate such issues proactively is recommended.

Description

DjVuLibre is a GPL implementation of DjVu, a web-centric format for distributing documents and images. Prior to version 3.5.29, the MMRDecoder::scanruns method is affected by an OOB-write vulnerability, because it does not check that the xr pointer stays within the bounds of the allocated buffer. This can lead to writes beyond the allocated memory, resulting in a heap corruption condition. An out-of-bounds read with pr is also possible for the same reason. This issue has been patched in version 3.5.29.

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