CVE-2025-6660

HIGH

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools - Heap Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule

Description

PDF-XChange Editor GIF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 GIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26763.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-122
Status published

Affected Products (3)

pdf-xchange/pdf-tools
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_pro

Timeline

Published Jun 25, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026