CVE-2025-64512 describes a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability in pdfminer.six, a PDF parsing library, affecting versions prior to 20251107. A malicious PDF document can exploit this by directing the library to deserialize a specially crafted, gzipped pickle file, leading to automatic code execution when the PDF is processed. This vulnerability carries a High CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It requires user interaction (opening a malicious PDF) but has low attack complexity, making it a potent threat. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2025-11-07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pdfminer:pdfminer.six:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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