CVE catalog

CVE-2025-46206

MuPDF vulnerabilities

Severity: Low · CVSS 2.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Aug 4, 2025, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.43% · Oct 25, 2026

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

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mupdf	sid	`1.28.2+ds1-2`	fixed
Debian	mupdf	forky	`1.28.2+ds1-2`	fixed
Debian	mupdf	trixie	`1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1`	vulnerable
Debian	mupdf	trixie-security	`1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1`	vulnerable
Debian	mupdf	bookworm	`1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1`	vulnerable
Debian	mupdf	bookworm-security	`1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	noble	Not reported	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	libmupdf-dev	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	mupdf-tools	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.22.2+ds1-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.22.2+ds1-2build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.6+ds1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.7+ds1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1build2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1build3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	mupdf	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mupdf	source	sid	`1.25.1+ds1-7`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1110482]
Debian	mupdf	source	forky	`1.25.1+ds1-7`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1110482]
Debian	mupdf	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1110482]
Debian	mupdf	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1110482]
Ubuntu	mupdf	deb	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libmupdf-dev	deb	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	mupdf-tools	deb	noble	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	mupdf	deb	pro	`1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-46206	Not reported

[Debian bug #1110482]

Notes

[trixie] mupdf: Minor issue [bookworm] mupdf: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libmupdf-dev]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
[mupdf]Affected
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
[mupdf-tools]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12
- 1.21.1+ds2-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · bookworm; usn · mupdf · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libmupdf25.1]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
[libmupdf-dev]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
[mupdf]Affected
Details (4)
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
[mupdf-tools]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
[python3-mupdf]Affected
Source package: [mupdf]
Details (4)
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13
- 1.25.1+ds1-6+deb13u1 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Affected
  usn · mupdf · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 12:31:58 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]