Soda PDF Desktop PDF File Parser out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability has been found in Soda PDF Desktop and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PDF File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-14408. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Soda PDF Desktop (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component PDF File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Soda PDF Desktop PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27143.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-14408. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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

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• Soda PDF

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• Desktop

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