CVE-2025-46206

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

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.12%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://artifex.com
http://mupdf.com
https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-46206
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=708521
https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=0ec7e4d2201bb6df217e01c17396d36297abf9ac

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-46206?
CVE-2025-46206 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-46206?
To fix CVE-2025-46206, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-46206 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-46206 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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