CVE-2025-46206
August 04, 2025
An issue in Artifex mupdf 1.25.6, 1.25.5 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via an infinite recursion in the "mutool clean" utility. When processing a crafted PDF file containing cyclic /Next references in the outline structure, the "strip_outline()" function enters infinite recursion
Affected Packages
https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/mupdf.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=1.25.5 <1.26.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.26.0Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Recursion
EPSS
Base Score:
0.22
