SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-50422

Description

An issue was discovered in freedesktop poppler v25.04.0. The heap memory containing PDF stream objects is not cleared upon program exit, allowing attackers to obtain sensitive PDF content via a memory dump.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Freedesktop	Poppler	25.04.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-244

Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')

Using realloc() to resize buffers that store sensitive information can leave the sensitive information exposed to attack, because it is not removed from memory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	freedesktop	poppler	25.04.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

http://freedesktop.com

http://poppler.com

https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50422

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: Aug. 4, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Aug. 5, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

CVE-2025-50422