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CVE-2025-2231
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-03-24T20:15:18.370 · Last modified 2026-06-17T09:06:35.487

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.

Affected products

pdf-xchange — pdf-tools

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References

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