CVE-2025-2231 (GCVE-0-2025-2231)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-24 19:45 – Updated: 2025-03-24 20:05
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Title
PDF-XChange Editor RTF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
zdi
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PDF-XChange PDF-XChange Editor Affected: 10.4.1.389
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