CVE-2025-11896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Xpdf	Xpdf

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/object-loops.html

History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Xpdf Xpdf xpdf
Vendors & Products		Xpdf Xpdf xpdf

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Title		Stack overflow in Xpdf 4.05 due to object loop in PDF CMap
Weaknesses		CWE-674
References		https://www.xpdfreader.com/security-bug/object-loops.html
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 2.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GandC

Published: 2025-10-16T21:59:45.136Z

Updated: 2025-10-17T13:49:40.937Z

Reserved: 2025-10-16T21:30:58.615Z

Link: CVE-2025-11896

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-17T13:49:33.207Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-16T22:15:30.517

Modified: 2025-10-21T19:31:50.020

Link: CVE-2025-11896

Redhat

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