Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
PDF-XChange Editor GIF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 GIF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26763.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDF-XChange | PDF-XChange Editor | 10.5.2.395 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- PDF-XChange Editor VendorPDF-XChange Affected 10.5.2.395 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2.395 | Vulnerable | PDF-XChange |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2.395 | Vulnerable | PDF-XChange |
| cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_pro:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5.2.395 | Vulnerable | PDF-XChange |
- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2.395 Vulnerable ·PDF-XChange
- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2.395 Vulnerable ·PDF-XChange
- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_pro:10.5.2.395:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5.2.395 Vulnerable ·PDF-XChange
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6660
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8663-jqxc-7w29
References
Advisory 2
More PDF-XChange Pdf-tools vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-22476 Use after free in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22454 Use after free in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22453 Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22451 Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22445 Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-22444 Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-6660 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6660 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8663-jqxc-7w29 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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