CVE-2025-50420: freedesktop poppler Uncontrolled Recursion
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2025:02788-1SUSE-SU-2025:02789-1SUSE-SU-2025:02790-1SUSE-SU-2025:02791-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-50420USN-7708-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-50420openSUSE-SU-2025:15416-1
Published 04-08-2025Last modified 05-07-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-50420 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in freedesktop poppler. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github
Timeline
- 04-08-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
23%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.32% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.32%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundCve 2025 50420
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse22 products
- poppler-qt5&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler-qt5&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler-qt6&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler-qt6&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler-qt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS< 0.43.0-16.64.1
Opensuse4 products
- poppler-qt5&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler-qt6&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 24.03.0-150600.3.19.1
- poppler&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 25.08.0-1.1
Debian1 product
- poppler< 22.12.0-2+deb12u3 | < 25.03.0-5+deb13u2 | < 25.03.0-6
Freedesktop1 product
- poppler< 25.07.0
Ubuntu1 product
- poppler< 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm8 | < 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm8 | < 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm2 | < 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.10 | < 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.6
5 vendors · 29 products
