Description
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
Published: 2025-08-04
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23520 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
History

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-674
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Tue, 05 Aug 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Artifex
Artifex mupdf
Vendors & Products Artifex
Artifex mupdf

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 04 Aug 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-05T16:46:11.289Z

Reserved: 2025-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-46206

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-04T19:39:56.982Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-08-04T18:15:34.810

Modified: 2025-10-02T17:39:43.930

Link: CVE-2025-46206

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-08-05T07:33:41Z

Weaknesses