Xpdf up to 4.05 UseCMap recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Xpdf up to 4.05. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts the function UseCMap. This manipulation causes recursion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-11896. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Xpdf up to 4.05 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function UseCMap. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

The weakness was shared by Landw. The advisory is shared at xpdfreader.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-11896 since 10/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271676 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11896), 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 databases at Tenable (271676) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2325). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Fedora Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source xpdf

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 271676
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11896

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/16/2025 CVE reserved
10/17/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/22/2025 +66 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xpdfreader.com
Researcher: Landw
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-11896 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328909
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2325 - xpdf: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2025 08:07
Updated: 12/22/2025 04:02
Changes: 10/17/2025 08:07 (65), 10/27/2025 19:53 (2), 12/22/2025 04:02 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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