A heap-use-after free in the PdfTokenizer::ReadDictionary function of podofo v0.10.0 to…
Priority HIGH 68CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A heap-use-after free in the PdfTokenizer::ReadDictionary function of podofo v0.10.0 to v0.10.5 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by supplying a crafted PDF file. NOTE: this is disputed by the Supplier because there is no available file to reproduce the issue.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.0 – 0.10.5 | Vulnerable | Podofo Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:podofo_project:podofo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 – 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·Podofo Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-46205
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q72-8f9r-v4mw
References
More Podofo Project Podofo vulnerabilities
- 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-2025-08606 PoDoFo PDF Dictionary PdfTokenizer.cpp DetermineDataType use after free CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2018-05779 In PoDoFo 0.9.5, there exists an infinite loop vulnerability in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-46205 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-46205 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q72-8f9r-v4mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-46205 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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