CVE-2025-9394PoDoFo PDF Dictionary PdfTokenizer.cpp DetermineDataType use after free
- 4.8MediumCVSS base score
- 0.22%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 87% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
A flaw has been found in PoDoFo 1.1.0-dev. This issue affects the function PdfTokenizer::DetermineDataType of the file src/podofo/main/PdfTokenizer.cpp of the component PDF Dictionary Parser. Executing manipulation can lead to use after free. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 22d16cb142f293bf956f66a4d399cdd65576d36c. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. 4 references of the record are tagged as an exploit. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Show the exploits4
References tagged exploit4 references
- Submit #632364 | podofo podofoencrypt PoDoFo version 1.1.0-dev (commit 053cf47) compiled on Jul 30 2025 and the newest master version. Heap Use-After-Free (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- Submit #632365 | podofo podofoencrypt PoDoFo version 1.1.0-dev (commit 053cf47) compiled on Jul 30 2025 and the newest master version. Heap Use-After-Free (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- https://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/275 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edJH17GAiK9R441Gjyj8tiV_2ptoL16U/view?usp=sharing (opens in a new tab)exploit
Timeline
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Low1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 87% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Affected products
PoDoFo
- affected 1.1.0-dev
References
References7
- VDB-321227 | PoDoFo PDF Dictionary PdfTokenizer.cpp DetermineDataType use after free (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-321227 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #632364 | podofo podofoencrypt PoDoFo version 1.1.0-dev (commit 053cf47) compiled on Jul 30 2025 and the newest master version. Heap Use-After-Free (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- Submit #632365 | podofo podofoencrypt PoDoFo version 1.1.0-dev (commit 053cf47) compiled on Jul 30 2025 and the newest master version. Heap Use-After-Free (Duplicate) (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- https://github.com/podofo/podofo/issues/275 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edJH17GAiK9R441Gjyj8tiV_2ptoL16U/view?usp=sharing (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://github.com/podofo/podofo/commit/22d16cb142f293bf956f66a4d399cdd65576d36c (opens in a new tab)patch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2025-25714 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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