Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting poppler package, versions [,25.08.0)
Threat Intelligence
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- published19 Aug 2025
- disclosed4 Aug 2025
- creditLandw
Introduced: 4 Aug 2025
NewCVE-2025-50420 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade poppler to version 25.08.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion through the pdfseparate process. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite recursion by supplying a specially crafted PDF file, resulting in resource exhaustion and service disruption.