CVE-2023-39483

MEDIUM

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

PDF-XChange Editor J2K File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of PDF-XChange 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 J2K files. Crafted data in a J2K file can trigger a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18308.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1122/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 42.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools 10.0.1.371
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor 10.0.1.371
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026