CVE-2023-42069 (GCVE-0-2023-42069)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 02:12 – Updated: 2024-08-02 19:16
VLAI?
Title
PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Stack-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 stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-21166.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| PDF-XChange | PDF-XChange Editor |
Affected:
9.5.368.0
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