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CVE-2020-25725

CVE-2020-25725 PUBLISHED CVSS 5 MEDIUM

Reported by redhat · Published November 21, 2020

In Xpdf 4.02, SplashOutputDev::endType3Char(GfxState *state) SplashOutputDev.cc:3079 is trying to use the freed `t3GlyphStack->cache`, which causes an `heap-use-after-free` problem. The codes of a previous fix for nested Type 3 characters wasn't correctly handling the case where a Type 3 char referred to another char in the same Type 3 font.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Glyph & Cogxpdf4.02
Glyph & Cogxpdf4.02
alpinexpdf0

Timeline

  • Nov 21, 2020 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 4, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 2, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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