Out-of-bounds read in Soda PDF Desktop
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Soda PDF Desktop PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27143.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ppqv-vwjw-2qx4
References
Advisory 1
More Soda Pdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-13166 Soda PDF Desktop Launch Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-13163 Soda PDF Desktop XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-13160 Out-of-bounds write in Soda PDF Desktop CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-13157 Uncontrolled search path in Soda PDF Desktop CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2018-13212 The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-13162 Out-of-bounds read in Soda PDF Desktop CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-14408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ppqv-vwjw-2qx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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