Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-46205
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in the libpodofo package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Debian:13 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Debian:14 | libpodofo | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46205 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | libpodofo | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46205 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N