Xpdf up to 4.05 VerticesPerRow out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xpdf up to 4.05. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation of the argument VerticesPerRow results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-3154. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Xpdf up to 4.05. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument VerticesPerRow with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, triggered by an invalid VerticesPerRow value in a PDF shading dictionary.

The weakness was presented by Erik Viken. The advisory is shared at xpdfreader.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-3154 since 04/03/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/12/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 274492 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : poppler (SUSE-SU-2025:3945-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (274492). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 274492
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : poppler (SUSE-SU-2025:3945-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/12/2025 +223 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xpdfreader.com
Researcher: Erik Viken
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-3154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-3154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303093

Entryinfo

Created: 04/03/2025 07:48
Updated: 11/12/2025 02:51
Changes: 04/03/2025 07:48 (66), 11/12/2025 02:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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