# CVE-2020-25725: In Xpdf 4.02, SplashOutputDev::endType3Char(GfxState \*state) SplashOutputDev.cc:3079 is trying to use the freed \`t3GlyphStack-\>cache\`, which

- Severity: CVSS 5.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-21 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Glyph & Cog xpdf: 4.02

## Description

In Xpdf 4.02, SplashOutputDev::endType3Char(GfxState *state) SplashOutputDev.cc:3079 is trying to use the freed `t3GlyphStack->cache`, which causes an `heap-use-after-free` problem. The codes of a previous fix for nested Type 3 characters wasn't correctly handling the case where a Type 3 char referred to another char in the same Type 3 font.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Glyph & Cog xpdf, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=41915
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25725
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ZUU5QG6SSVRTKZTR3A72LDRVZETEI63/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLOYVJSM54IL6I5RY4QTJGRS7PIEG44X/

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