Proof of concept for poppler CVE-2025-52885#906
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This PR adds a proof of concept demonstration for CVE-2025-52885, a use-after-free vulnerability in the poppler PDF library. The vulnerability is triggered when using specific command-line options with poppler tools.
- Adds documentation explaining the CVE-2025-52885 vulnerability in poppler
- Provides reproduction steps using
pdfinfo -struct bug.pdf - Includes reference links to the bug report, fix, and security advisory
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poc to accompany this advisory: https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-042_poppler/