CVE-2023-39485
HIGHPDF-XChange Editor - Out-of-Bounds Write in JP2 File Parser
Title source: llmDescription
PDF-XChange Editor JP2 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write 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 JP2 files. Crafted data in a JP2 file can trigger a write 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-19189.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1124/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0074
EPSS Percentile
73.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (4)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools
9.4.364.0
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools
10.0.1.371
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor
9.4.364.0
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor
10.0.1.371
Published
May 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026