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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 3, 2024· Updated Aug 2, 2024

PDF-XChange Editor App Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2023-40471

Description

PDF-XChange Editor App Untrusted Pointer Dereference 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 handling of App objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20729.

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