CVE-2023-42080
HIGHPDF-XChange Editor - Use-After-Free in EMF File Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
PDF-XChange Editor EMF File Parsing Use-After-Free 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 EMF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21877.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1382/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.tracker-software.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0171
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
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-416
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