CVE-2025-2231

Impact

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

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• https://www.pdf-xchange.com/support/security-bulletins.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-129/