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.
Exploits (1)
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Product product
Official Product Homepage
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+package/poppler-utils
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: PDFunite 0.41.0 Buffer Overflow via Malformed PDF
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfunite-buffer-overflow-via-malformed-pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
1.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
poppler-utils/PDFunite
0.41.0
Published
Apr 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 30, 2026