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Use After Free

CVE-2025-46205

Severity High
Score 8.1/10

Summary

A heap-use-after free in the 'PdfTokenizer::ReadDictionary()' function of podofo versions prior to 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted PDF file.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-416 - Use After Free

Use-after-free (UaF) vulnerability occurs when the application is using a pointer to memory that has been freed. Any attempt to read/write to a buffer after it is de-allocated allows memory corruption, sensitive information exposure, and can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published