CVE-2018-25306

PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF

Published Apr 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations. Attackers can trigger a segmentation fault in the XRef::getEntry function within libpoppler by providing a specially crafted PDF file to the pdfunite utility.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Canonical
Canonical pdfunite
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:canonical:pdfunite:0.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Canonical
Canonical pdfunite
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Poppler-utils
Poppler-utils pdfunite
Vendors & Products Poppler-utils
Poppler-utils pdfunite
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description PDFunite 0.41.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by processing malformed PDF files during merge operations. Attackers can trigger a segmentation fault in the XRef::getEntry function within libpoppler by providing a specially crafted PDF file to the pdfunite utility.
Title PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Apr 30, 2026, 3:22 PM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2026, 12:10 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 29, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:55 AM