PyMuPDF 1.25.3 before 2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in JM_set_annot_callout_line() that copies a caller-supplied number of callout points into a fixed three-element stack array. Attackers who control the callout argument passed to Page.add_freetext_annot() can supply four or more points to overwrite the stack frame, crashing the process or executing code.
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Description PyMuPDF 1.25.3 before 2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in JM_set_annot_callout_line() that copies a caller-supplied number of callout points into a fixed three-element stack array. Attackers who control the callout argument passed to Page.add_freetext_annot() can supply four or more points to overwrite the stack frame, crashing the process or executing code.
Title PyMuPDF 1.25.3 before 2.0 Stack Buffer Overflow via add_freetext_annot() Callout
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-11-02T22:16:12.885Z

Updated: 2026-11-02T22:16:12.885Z

Reserved: 2026-11-02T21:08:16.717Z

Link: CVE-2026-120752

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-02T23:17:20.243

Modified: 2026-11-02T23:17:20.243

Link: CVE-2026-120752

cve-icon Redhat

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