CVE-2025-2574 Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 due to incorrect integer overflow checking
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-2574 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-2574 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xpdf, published on 20 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Xpdf. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2574/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2574/index.md)
Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write via crafted PDFs, potentially leading to code execution or crashes in Xpdf.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-2574?
CVE-2025-2574 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xpdf, published on 20 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds array write in Xpdf 4.05 and earlier, due to incorrect integer overflow checking in the PostScript function interpreter code.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-2574?
How do I fix CVE-2025-2574?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-2574 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-2574 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-2574 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jvm-jgg9-h383, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2574.