CVE-2018-25217 PUBLISHED

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 Structured Exception Handler Local Code Execution

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 26.03.2026 Published: 26.03.2026 Updated: 26.03.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor Rttsoftware
Product PDF Explorer
Versions
  • Version 1.5.66.2 is affected

Credits

  • Achilles finder

References

Problem Types

  • Out-of-bounds Write CWE