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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-11896

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Published Oct 16, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 17, 2025 · Xpdf Xpdf

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-11896. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Xpdf Xpdf is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.17%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Xpdf Xpdf 0 ≤4.05

In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Xpdf Xpdf 0 ≤4.050 ≤4.05

How to fix CVE-2025-11896

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-11896. EPSS is 0.17%. Act only if a listed version of Xpdf Xpdf is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Xpdf Xpdf 0 ≤4.05 0 ≤4.05. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.17%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

  2. Oct 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-11896

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-11896

    30-day exploitation probability 0.17%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-34838

    In Xpdf 4.05 (and earlier), a PDF object loop in a CMap, via the "UseCMap" entry, leads to infinite recursion and a stack overflow.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026