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CVE-2018-25217

HIGH

8.4

Description

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting SEH records with malicious data. Attackers can craft a payload with buffer overflow, NSEH jump, and ROP gadget chains that execute when the Custom fields settings dialog processes the malicious input in the Label field.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score8.4

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/26/2026

Last Modified3/27/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

rttsoftware:pdf_explorer

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.rttsoftware.com/(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46016(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.rttsoftware.com/files/PDFExplorerTrialSetup.zip(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdf-explorer-structured-exception-handler-local-code-execution(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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