Poppler is a PDF rendering library. Versions prior to 25.06.0 use `std::atomic_int` for reference counting. Because `std::atomic_int` is only 32 bits, it is possible to overflow the reference count and trigger a use-after-free. Version 25.06.0 patches the issue.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Freedesktop
  • Poppler
Poppler
  • Poppler

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References
Link Providers
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/04bd91684ed41d67ae0f10cde0660e4ed74ac203 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/ac36affcc8486de38e8905a8d6547a3464ff46e5 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1581 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/1828 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52886 cve-icon
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-054_poppler/ cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52886 cve-icon
History

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freedesktop
Freedesktop poppler
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freedesktop
Freedesktop poppler
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Poppler is a PDF rendering library. Versions prior to 25.06.0 use `std::atomic_int` for reference counting. Because `std::atomic_int` is only 32 bits, it is possible to overflow the reference count and trigger a use-after-free. Version 25.06.0 patches the issue.
Title Poppler Use After Free Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2025-07-02T15:46:49.733Z

Updated: 2025-07-02T15:59:16.924Z

Reserved: 2025-06-20T17:42:25.708Z

Link: CVE-2025-52886

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-02T15:59:14.542Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-02T16:15:28.933

Modified: 2025-10-10T19:52:47.103

Link: CVE-2025-52886

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-07-02T15:46:49Z

Links: CVE-2025-52886 - Bugzilla