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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
poppler-utils PDFunite affected
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0.41.0 affected —

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References
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utils cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44490 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdf cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-29T19:24:37.960Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T12:10:08.610Z

Link: CVE-2018-25306

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-29T20:16:26.043

Modified: 2026-04-29T20:16:26.043

Link: CVE-2018-25306

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