Description
PDF-XChange Editor RTF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of RTF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25473.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-129/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0068
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (2)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools
10.5.1.394
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor
10.5.1.394
Published
Mar 24, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026