Application crash via importDataObject null dereference
Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Dec 10, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in PDF-XChange Editor 10.7.3.401 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the application via a crafted PDF. The importDataObject(name, pathOrUrl) scheme parser returns an ERROR_OBJECT for unsupported schemes or failed file opens, which is later dereferenced as null. Opening a malicious PDF that invokes the method is sufficient to terminate the editor and interrupt the document-processing session.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in PDF-XChange Editor 10.7.3.401 allows context-dependent attackers to crash the application via a crafted PDF. The importDataObject(name, pathOrUrl) scheme parser returns an ERROR_OBJECT for unsupported schemes or failed file opens, which is later dereferenced as null. Opening a malicious PDF that invokes the method is sufficient to terminate the editor and interrupt the document-processing session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-64085
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- JeroScope importDataObject denial-of-service proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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