CVE-2023-42042
Description
PDF-XChange Editor App Object Out-Of-Bounds Read 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-20848.
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Affected products
49.5.367.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 9.5.367.0
- (no CPE)
- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-tools:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:9.5.368.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
2- www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1355/nvdThird Party Advisory
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