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TI-2025-08606 Aliases CVE-2025-9394GHSA-f582-fqqf-2mgp

PoDoFo PDF Dictionary PdfTokenizer.cpp DetermineDataType use after free

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A flaw has been found in PoDoFo 1.1.0-dev. This issue affects the function PdfTokenizer::DetermineDataType of the file src/podofo/main/PdfTokenizer.cpp of the component PDF Dictionary Parser. Executing manipulation can lead to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 22d16cb142f293bf956f66a4d399cdd65576d36c. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00219 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PoDoFo1.1.0-dev—No fix listedCNA
  • PoDoFo Vendor— Affected 1.1.0-dev Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:1.1.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0 devVulnerablePodofo Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:1.1.0:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 dev Vulnerable ·Podofo Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9394
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f582-fqqf-2mgp

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-15119 Podofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15118 Podofo v0.10.0 was discovered to contain a heap-use-after-free via the component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15117 podofoinfo 0.10.0 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02101 PoDoFo PdfXRefStreamParserObject.cpp readXRefStreamEntry heap-based overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-28974 A heap-use-after free in the PdfTokenizer::ReadDictionary function of podofo v0.10.0 to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-05779 In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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