2026-03-26 13:24CVE-2018-25217VulnCheck
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-787

PDF Explorer 1.5.66.2 Structured Exception Handler Local Code Execution

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.

Problem type

Affected products

Rttsoftware

PDF Explorer

1.5.66.2 - AFFECTED

References

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https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2018-25217
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