CVE-2018-25217 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-25217

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 Structured Exception Handler Local Code Execution

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Achilles

Affected Vendor

Rttsoftware

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Affected Software

PDF Explorer
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.66.2

Timeline

Official Publish: March 26th, 2026
Last Modified: March 26th, 2026
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)