USN-8837-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8837-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8837-1
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CVE (2)
Related
UBUNTU (2)
Published
2026-09-28T14:43:34Z
Modified
2026-09-28T22:57:43Z
Summary
pdfminer vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that pdfminer did not safely parse specially crafted PDF files. An attacker could possibly use these issues to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-64512, CVE-2025-70559)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / pdfminer

Package

Name
pdfminer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdfminer?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other
20110515+dfsg-1
20140328+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "pdfminer-data",
            "binary_version":  "20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python-pdfminer",
            "binary_version":  "20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-64512",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-70559",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / pdfminer

Package

Name
pdfminer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdfminer?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other
20140328+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "pdfminer-data",
            "binary_version":  "20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python-pdfminer",
            "binary_version":  "20140328+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-64512",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-70559",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / pdfminer

Package

Name
pdfminer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdfminer?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20191020+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other
20181108+dfsg-3
20191020+dfsg-1
20191020+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "pdfminer-data",
            "binary_version":  "20191020+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-pdfminer",
            "binary_version":  "20191020+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-64512",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-70559",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / pdfminer

Package

Name
pdfminer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdfminer?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20220319+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other
20200726-1
20201018+dfsg-1
20220319+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "pdfminer-data",
            "binary_version":  "20220319+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-pdfminer",
            "binary_version":  "20220319+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-64512",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-70559",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / pdfminer

Package

Name
pdfminer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pdfminer?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20221105+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

Other
20221105+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "pdfminer-data",
            "binary_version":  "20221105+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-pdfminer",
            "binary_version":  "20221105+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-64512",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2025-70559",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8837-1.json"