CVE-2023-39492

HIGH

Pdf-xchange Pdf-tools - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19640.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1133/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 77.5%
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-122 CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
pdf-xchange/pdf-tools 9.5.366.0
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor 9.5.366.0
Published May 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026