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Fedora 42 : python-pdfminer (2025-453047be66)

high Nessus Plugin ID 275544

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 42 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-453047be66 advisory.

 Backport security fix for GHSA-wf5f-4jwr-ppcp / CVE-2025-64512



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python-pdfminer package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-453047be66

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275544

File Name: fedora_2025-453047be66.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/17/2025

Updated: 11/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-64512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:42, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-pdfminer

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-64512