CVE-2018-25306
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CVE-2018-25306 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Pdfunite | 0.41.0 |
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